United States CO2 emissions data for 2006
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United States emit in 2006?
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United States emitted 6052.69 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2006.
This represents 19.78% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United States in 2006?
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In 2006, United States emitted 20.19 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 299753088.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 6052.69 million tonnes emitted by United States in 2006 come from the following sources:
Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
Oil |
2609.71 |
8.71 |
Gas |
1173.21 |
3.91 |
Coal |
2152.46 |
7.18 |
Cement |
46.85 |
0.16 |
Flaring |
40.04 |
0.13 |
See how United States compares to other countries in 2006 rankings.