United States CO2 emissions data for 2011
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United States emit in 2011?
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United States emitted 5546.12 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2011.
This represents 16.11% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United States in 2011?
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In 2011, United States emitted 17.67 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 313876608.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 5546.12 million tonnes emitted by United States in 2011 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2252.41 |
7.18 |
| Gas |
1310.71 |
4.18 |
| Coal |
1873.28 |
5.97 |
| Cement |
32.21 |
0.1 |
| Flaring |
47.86 |
0.15 |
See how United States compares to other countries in 2011 rankings.