United States CO2 emissions data for 2001
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United States emit in 2001?
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United States emitted 5907.74 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2001.
This represents 23.01% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United States in 2001?
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In 2001, United States emitted 20.69 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 285470496.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 5907.74 million tonnes emitted by United States in 2001 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2502.39 |
8.77 |
| Gas |
1198.82 |
4.2 |
| Coal |
2099.62 |
7.35 |
| Cement |
41.61 |
0.15 |
| Flaring |
38.7 |
0.14 |
See how United States compares to other countries in 2001 rankings.