U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- U.S. greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2012 was 6,343,840.51, a 3.47% decline from 2011.
- U.S. greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 6,571,653.98, a 2.11% decline from 2010.
- U.S. greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 6,713,348.97, a 1.65% increase from 2009.
- U.S. greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 6,604,068.95, a 0.68% decline from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| United States |
6,343,840.51 |
| Japan |
1,478,858.88 |
| Canada |
1,027,063.85 |
| Germany |
951,716.71 |
| Australia |
761,686.27 |
| South Korea |
668,989.65 |
| United Kingdom |
585,779.78 |
| France |
499,146.63 |
| Italy |
482,634.00 |
| Poland |
414,606.89 |
| Argentina |
380,295.32 |
| Spain |
348,257.29 |
| UAE |
204,888.72 |
| Netherlands |
195,873.76 |
| Czech Republic |
138,957.42 |
| Belgium |
133,373.68 |
| Chile |
120,687.89 |
| Qatar |
103,155.12 |
| Greece |
100,571.17 |
| Austria |
90,460.21 |
| Israel |
84,044.43 |
| New Zealand |
78,130.98 |
| Portugal |
72,524.22 |
| Finland |
69,072.94 |
| Sweden |
65,767.79 |
| Norway |
63,536.73 |
| Hungary |
62,988.40 |
| Ireland |
62,433.01 |
| Oman |
62,201.55 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
61,308.53 |
| Hong Kong |
58,633.52 |
| Singapore |
55,910.28 |
| Switzerland |
54,108.10 |
| Denmark |
53,703.22 |
| Slovak Republic |
46,301.27 |
| Uruguay |
34,237.83 |
| Bahrain |
32,849.11 |
| Croatia |
30,421.05 |
| Lithuania |
29,442.21 |
| Estonia |
23,292.78 |
| Slovenia |
21,074.75 |
| Panama |
16,248.77 |
| Brunei |
14,828.97 |
| Latvia |
13,943.92 |
| Luxembourg |
12,611.00 |
| Cyprus |
7,431.19 |
| Iceland |
5,514.85 |
| Bahamas |
4,865.21 |
| Puerto Rico |
3,293.25 |
| Barbados |
1,540.62 |
| Seychelles |
910.29 |
| Bermuda |
632.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
552.75 |
| Gibraltar |
473.01 |
| Guam |
85.87 |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
61.49 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
12.49 |
| U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
6,343,840.51 |
-3.47% |
| 2011 |
6,571,653.98 |
-2.11% |
| 2010 |
6,713,348.97 |
1.65% |
| 2009 |
6,604,068.95 |
-0.68% |
| 2008 |
6,648,991.20 |
-6.73% |
| 2007 |
7,128,951.70 |
1.93% |
| 2006 |
6,994,086.90 |
-2.63% |
| 2005 |
7,182,808.40 |
-0.85% |
| 2004 |
7,244,271.50 |
3.62% |
| 2003 |
6,991,255.20 |
0.14% |
| 2002 |
6,981,786.80 |
2.35% |
| 2001 |
6,821,235.60 |
-2.12% |
| 2000 |
6,969,123.80 |
2.36% |
| 1999 |
6,808,137.80 |
0.88% |
| 1998 |
6,749,016.10 |
0.37% |
| 1997 |
6,724,414.40 |
2.23% |
| 1996 |
6,577,713.10 |
3.34% |
| 1995 |
6,365,296.60 |
-0.15% |
| 1994 |
6,374,979.20 |
1.47% |
| 1993 |
6,282,704.30 |
2.37% |
| 1992 |
6,137,498.40 |
1.05% |
| 1991 |
6,073,643.80 |
-1.02% |
| 1990 |
6,136,093.50 |
-1.37% |
| 1989 |
6,221,391.60 |
0.58% |
| 1988 |
6,185,748.00 |
7.70% |
| 1987 |
5,743,632.70 |
0.22% |
| 1986 |
5,731,026.30 |
-0.79% |
| 1985 |
5,776,897.60 |
0.27% |
| 1984 |
5,761,217.30 |
4.28% |
| 1983 |
5,524,777.80 |
-0.17% |
| 1982 |
5,534,118.00 |
-5.08% |
| 1981 |
5,830,249.40 |
-1.12% |
| 1980 |
5,896,082.80 |
-3.90% |
| 1979 |
6,135,462.90 |
1.34% |
| 1978 |
6,054,464.70 |
0.10% |
| 1977 |
6,048,233.10 |
3.06% |
| 1976 |
5,868,459.65 |
5.94% |
| 1975 |
5,539,255.42 |
-3.78% |
| 1974 |
5,756,864.10 |
-2.64% |
| 1973 |
5,912,971.38 |
3.66% |
| 1972 |
5,704,297.25 |
4.85% |
| 1971 |
5,440,420.62 |
0.74% |
| 1970 |
5,400,503.50 |
0.74% |
