United States CO2 emissions data for 2002
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United States emit in 2002?
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United States emitted 5946.31 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2002.
This represents 22.65% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United States in 2002?
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In 2002, United States emitted 20.62 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 288350240.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 5946.31 million tonnes emitted by United States in 2002 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2495.6 |
8.65 |
| Gas |
1237.95 |
4.29 |
| Coal |
2103.79 |
7.3 |
| Cement |
43.16 |
0.15 |
| Flaring |
38.89 |
0.13 |
See how United States compares to other countries in 2002 rankings.