Environment in United States 56 indicators covering environment for United States. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 149.52 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.3% 2nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,679 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.4% 1st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2038 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.9% 137th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,488 Mt CO2e 2024 down 30.0% 3rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.62 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 17.1% 15th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4,632 Mt CO2e 2024 down 11.7% 2nd Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons 2024 up 11.0% 20th Capture fisheries production 4.21 million metric tons 2024 down 22.3% 6th Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons 2024 down 19.9% 8th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 155.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 7.2% 3rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 443.93 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.5% 3rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 300.82 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.3% 2nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 557.85 Mt CO2e 2024 down 6.8% 2nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 137.66 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.5% 4th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e 2024 down 21.9% 3rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3.59 Mt CO2e 2024 down 18.1% 2nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 5,913 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.9% 2nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.5% 3rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 20.68 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.8% 2nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.58 Mt CO2e 2024 down 55.5% 3rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 215.6 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.8% 3rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 33.89 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.1% 2nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.2% 4th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.2% 2nd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 17.39 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 14.4% 15th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 257.35 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.3% 4th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 9.47 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.1% 4th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 418.87 Mt CO2e 2024 up 4.2% 2nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1.54 Mt CO2e 2024 up 2.0% 4th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.3089 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.4% 3rd Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 843.36 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1.6% 3rd F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 221.49 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.8% 2nd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.18 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 30.9% 54th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -7.1% 2024 down 235.1% 156th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -3.5% 2024 down 336.2% 153rd Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -4.9% 2024 down 211.6% 158th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -3.1% 2024 up 33.1% 151st Coal rents 0.2% 2021 down 71.3% 26th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 6.84 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.6% 5th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 28.16 2022 up 3.6% 58th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0034 Mt CO2e 2023 up 3.0% 50th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.02 Mt CO2e 2024 up 88.3% 2nd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 4,969 Mt CO2e 2023 down 9.6% 2nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -921.79 Mt CO2e 2023 up 2.9% 181st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 23.1% 136th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 48.35 2022 up 22.2% 67th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -795.16 Mt CO2e 2023 up 8.5% 181st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 124.7 Mt CO2e 2023 up 0.8% 5th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -211.5 Mt CO2e 2023 down 23.2% 180th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 52.92 Mt CO2e 2023 up 4.4% 3rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.3% 2017 down 42.9% 164th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.1% 2017 down 69.9% 121st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 67.2% 89th