Americas Annual CO2 Emissions Ranking (2023)
In 2023, annual CO2 emissions in the Americas was highest in the United States at 4.91 billion tonnes, followed by Canada at 549.30 million tonnes and Brazil at 486.47 million tonnes. The average annual CO2 emissions across countries in the Americas was 157.23 million tonnes, the median was 4.57 million tonnes, and Montserrat recorded the lowest annual CO2 emissions at 22,235 tonnes, according to the Global Carbon Budget.
Data is available for the period 1750 to 2023 across 46 countries in Americas.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.91B tonnes | 5.08B tonnes | 2023 | |
| 2 | 549.3M tonnes | 550.61M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 3 | 486.47M tonnes | 483.84M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 4 | 482.62M tonnes | 465.34M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 5 | 195.81M tonnes | 204.08M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 6 | 105.24M tonnes | 98.29M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 7 | 99.57M tonnes | 87.51M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 8 | 77.29M tonnes | 82.54M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 9 | 55.86M tonnes | 54.79M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 10 | 43.17M tonnes | 40.52M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 11 | 34.32M tonnes | 36.31M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 12 | 32.02M tonnes | 30.43M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 13 | 23.36M tonnes | 22.38M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 14 | 23.1M tonnes | 21.88M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 15 | 20.38M tonnes | 19.11M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 16 | 14.02M tonnes | 11.36M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 17 | 11.04M tonnes | 10.48M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 18 | 8.28M tonnes | 7.85M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 19 | 8.23M tonnes | 7.8M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 20 | 8.14M tonnes | 8.11M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 21 | 7.87M tonnes | 7.82M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 22 | 7.65M tonnes | 7.14M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 23 | 5.59M tonnes | 5.3M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 24 | 3.55M tonnes | 3.63M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 25 | 3.52M tonnes | 3.38M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 26 | 2.65M tonnes | 2.64M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 27 | 2.51M tonnes | 2.4M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 28 | 2.02M tonnes | 1.94M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 29 | 1.19M tonnes | 1.14M tonnes | 2023 | |
| 30 | 867,180 tonnes | 831,258 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 31 | 693,003 tonnes | 664,296 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 32 | 667,898 tonnes | 632,438 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 33 | 644,826 tonnes | 618,115 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 34 | 596,405 tonnes | 587,633 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 35 | 522,532 tonnes | 500,886 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 36 | 511,414 tonnes | 490,229 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 37 | 370,590 tonnes | 355,238 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 38 | 339,363 tonnes | 320,962 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 39 | 237,178 tonnes | 227,353 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 40 | 233,472 tonnes | 223,800 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 41 | 185,295 tonnes | 177,619 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 42 | 163,060 tonnes | 156,305 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 43 | 144,530 tonnes | 138,543 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 44 | 114,883 tonnes | 110,124 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 45 | 55,588 tonnes | 53,286 tonnes | 2023 | |
| 46 | 22,235 tonnes | 21,314 tonnes | 2023 |
Americas Annual CO2 Emissions Ranking (2023) : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry.