United States CO2 emissions data for 2018
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did United States emit in 2018?
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United States emitted 5377.8 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2018.
This represents 14.63% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of United States in 2018?
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In 2018, United States emitted 16.19 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 332140032.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 5377.8 million tonnes emitted by United States in 2018 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
2366.17 |
7.12 |
| Gas |
1619.27 |
4.88 |
| Coal |
1256.63 |
3.78 |
| Cement |
38.97 |
0.12 |
| Flaring |
72.07 |
0.22 |
See how United States compares to other countries in 2018 rankings.