United States — Climate Data

14.3tCO2 per Capita
+1.2CTemp Change
+3.4mm/yrSea Level Rise

United States ranks #2 of the 12 countries on ClimateDataHub for CO2 emissions per person, at 14.3 tonnes a year against an average of 8.3 t across the countries listed here. It also shows +1.2C of temperature change and sea level rising +3.4mm/yr.

CO2 per capita is annual carbon dioxide emissions divided by population, from the Our World in Data CO2 dataset. Values are static snapshots, not live readings; see data sources.

Compare With Other Countries

CountryCO2 per CapitaTemp Change
Australia14.8 t+1.5C
Canada14.3 t+2.3C
Russia12.5 t+2.5C
Japan8.5 t+1.4C
China8.4 t+1.5C