🇺🇸 United States
How green is the average person in United States?
Among the highest emitters per person
United States emits 14.9 tCO2 per person per year — 3.2× the world average and 6.5× the Paris-aligned 2030 target. Ranked 4 of 51 countries by per-capita emissions.
Per-capita CO2
14.9 tCO2
per person, per year
Total emissions
4,970 Mt
333.3M people
Electricity grid
369 g/kWh
CO2 per kWh of electricity
How United States's emissions changed over time
United States per-capita emissions peaked at 21.1 tCO2 in 1970. Today: 14.9 tCO2. That's a 7% drop since 1960. The world average over the same period went from 3.1 tCO2 in 1960 to 4.7 tCO2 today.
Calculate your own footprint in United States
Diet, driving, flying, heating. We turn your lifestyle into tonnes of CO2 per year and compare it to United States's average.
第 1 步，共 4 步饮食
告诉我们你的这一年
四个简短步骤。不知道的可以跳过。默认值反映你所在国家的典型生活方式。
你一周通常吃什么？
在富裕国家，饮食约占碳足迹的五分之一。动物蛋白是其中影响最大的部分。
Anchor: world average 4.7 tCO2/yr · Paris-aligned 2030: 2.3 tCO2/yr.