Climate Change in United States 779 indicators covering climate change for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement 3.09 billion tonnes 2024 up 14.9% 3rd Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 2.47 billion tonnes 2024 up 34.2% 1st Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions -0.3% 2024 down 127.4% 172nd CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 5.02 billion tonnes 2024 down 10.5% 2nd Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 112.06 million tonnes 2024 up 49.6% 10th Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 0.3244 tonnes per person 2024 up 40.0% 72nd Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change 5.02 billion tonnes 2024 down 10.5% 2nd Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 14.52 tonnes per person 2024 down 16.3% 13th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 11.1% 2024 down 12.4% 2nd Greenhouse gas emissions by gas 239.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 5.1% 3rd Share of global methane emissions 8.5% 2024 down 2.9% 3rd Share of global nitrous oxide emissions 8.2% 2024 down 11.6% 3rd Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use 0.2283 °C 2024 up 11.6% 1st Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 0.2283 °C 2024 up 11.6% 1st Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 0.068 °C 2024 up 1.9% 2nd Global warming contributions by gas and source 0.0053 °C 2024 up 7.8% 1st Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region 6.05 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 down 8.4% 2nd Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 119,534 kt 2023 up 5.6% 2nd Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 2.12 tonnes per person 2024 down 59.2% 23rd Annual CO₂ emissions from coal 732.89 million tonnes 2024 down 56.4% 3rd Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 176.02 billion tonnes 2024 up 6.4% 2nd Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 2.12 tonnes per person 2024 down 59.2% 23rd Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 9.1% 2025 up 22.5% 49th Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 79.3 years 2023 up 0.6% 63rd IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 96.4% 24th IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 26.7% 52nd IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 108.8% 31st Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 100 2022 unchanged 1st Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 8.7% 40th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 15.6% 48th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 8.7% 40th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0.0012 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 15.6% 48th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 8.7% 40th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 15.6% 48th Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 39.66 2021 up 8.0% 114th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.8% 80th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.8% 80th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 29.8% 80th Per capita methane emissions by sector 1,477 kilograms per person 2023 up 17.8% 20th Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 151.93 million tonnes 2023 down 1.2% 4th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 366.83 million tonnes 2023 up 0.3% 4th Methane emissions by sector 860,000 tonnes 2023 up 1.2% 20th Methane emissions from agriculture 214.90 million tonnes 2023 up 1.4% 4th Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 4,877 kilograms per person 2023 down 5.2% 3rd CO₂ emissions from transport 1.67 billion tonnes 2023 up 1.7% 1st Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 366.37 kilograms per person 2023 down 1.7% 47th Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 5.1 2025 down 19.0% 57th Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 3.2 2025 unchanged 115th Lack of coping capacity 2 2025 down 4.8% 170th Vulnerability 3.3 2025 up 32.0% 110th CO₂ emissions by sector 514.17 million tonnes 2023 down 2.6% 1st Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 1,497 kilograms per person 2023 down 9.2% 10th Terrestrial protected areas 12.9% 2025 down 1.5% 141st Terrestrial and marine protected areas 15.8% 2025 down 21.4% 82nd Marine protected areas 19.0% 2025 down 31.4% 32nd Food Processing — Emissions 10.74 kt 2023 down 46.8% 5th Food Processing — Emissions 0.8997 kt 2023 down 13.7% 2nd Food Processing — Emissions 106,272 kt 2023 down 0.8% 2nd Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 300.76 kt 2023 down 46.8% 5th Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.43 kt 2023 down 13.7% 2nd ← Previous Page 10 of 13 Next →