CO2 Emissions Per Capita fell 1.35% to 15,604 kg in the USA in 2017

CO2 emissions per capita fell 1.35% to 15,604 kg in the USA in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.

Historically, CO2 emissions per capita in the USA reached an all time high of 22,104 kg in 1973 and an all time low of 15,219 kg in 1961. When compared to USA's main peers, CO2 emissions per capita in Canada amounted to 15,509 kg, 6,621 kg in China, 9,421 kg in Japan and 3,758 kg in Mexico in 2017.

USA has been ranked 11th within the group of 79 countries we follow in terms of CO2 emissions per capita, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.