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United States Annual CO2 Emissions

The United States' annual CO2 emissions fell to 4.91 billion tonnes in 2023, down from 5.08 billion tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 3.3% (167.48 million) from the previous year. The United States has the 2nd highest annual CO2 emissions. Other top countries are China, India, Russia and Japan.

Yearly Historical Data (1800-2023)

(in Billion Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Billion Tonnes)
2023 4.91
2022 5.08
2021 5.03
2020 4.71
2019 5.26
2018 5.38
2017 5.21
2016 5.25
2015 5.38
2014 5.53
2013 5.48
2012 5.34
2011 5.55
2010 5.68
2009 5.48
2008 5.92
2007 6.13
2006 6.05
2005 6.13
2004 6.11
2003 6.01
2002 5.95
2001 5.91
2000 6.01
1999 5.8
1998 5.73
1997 5.69
1996 5.61
1995 5.43
1994 5.36
1993 5.27
1992 5.17
1991 5.06
1990 5.12
1989 5.13
1988 5.05
1987 4.83
1986 4.66
1985 4.65
1984 4.66
1983 4.43
1982 4.45
1981 4.69
1980 4.81
1979 5.01
1978 4.94
1977 4.89
1976 4.75
1975 4.48
1974 4.62
1973 4.79
1972 4.57
1971 4.37
1970 4.34
1969 4.04
1968 3.84
1967 3.71
1966 3.57
1965 3.4
1964 3.26
1963 3.13
1962 2.99
1961 2.89
1960 2.9
1959 2.83
1958 2.75
1957 2.84
1956 2.86
1955 2.73
1954 2.49
1953 2.61
1952 2.55
1951 2.62
1950 2.54
1949 2.16
1948 2.58
1947 2.49
1946 2.26
1945 2.36
1944 2.44
1943 2.27
1942 2.2
1941 2.04
1940 1.87
1939 1.67
1938 1.52
1937 1.79
1936 1.71
1935 1.49
1934 1.44
1933 1.35
1932 1.26
1931 1.48
1930 1.74
1929 1.96
1928 1.83
1927 1.86
1926 1.91
1925 1.76
1924 1.7
1923 1.9
1922 1.44
1921 1.42
1920 1.74
1919 1.48
1918 1.75
1917 1.67
1916 1.52
1915 1.37
1914 1.32
1913 1.44
1912 1.34
1911 1.26
1910 1.27
1909 1.17
1908 1.05
1907 1.2
1906 1.04
1905 0.99
1904 0.88
1903 0.89
1902 0.76
1901 0.72
1900 0.66
1899 0.63
1898 0.55
1897 0.5
1896 0.48
1895 0.48
1894 0.43
1893 0.45
1892 0.45
1891 0.43
1890 0.4
1889 0.34
1888 0.37
1887 0.31
1886 0.29
1885 0.27
1884 0.27
1883 0.25
1882 0.24
1881 0.21
1880 0.2
1879 0.18
1878 0.14
1877 0.15
1876 0.13
1875 0.14
1874 0.13
1873 0.14
1872 0.13
1871 0.1
1870 0.1
1869 0.09
1868 0.08
1867 0.07
1866 0.06
1865 0.06
1864 0.06
1863 0.05
1862 0.05
1861 0.05
1860 0.05
1859 0.05
1858 0.04
1857 0.04
1856 0.04
1855 0.04
1854 0.03
1853 0.03
1852 0.03
1851 0.02
1850 0.02
1849 0.02
1848 0.02
1847 0.02
1846 0.01
1845 0.01
1844 0.01
1843 0.01
1842 0.01
1841 0.01
1840 0.01
1839 0.01
1838 0.01
1837 0.01
1836 0
1835 0
1834 0
1833 0
1832 0
1831 0
1830 0
1829 0
1828 0
1827 0
1826 0
1825 0
1824 0
1823 0
1822 0
1821 0
1820 0
1819 0
1818 0
1817 0
1816 0
1815 0
1814 0
1813 0
1812 0
1811 0
1810 0
1809 0
1808 0
1807 0
1806 0
1805 0
1804 0
1803 0
1802 0
1801 0
1800 0
United States Annual CO2 Emissions : 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 in United States.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 45.09% 45.21% 2022
Forest Area (%) 33.87% 33.87% 2022