Per capita carbon dioxide emissions in the United States totaled 14.24 metric tons in 2021. This was an increase of nearly six percent in comparison to 2020 levels, when emissions fell due to the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Per capita emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial activities have dropped substantially since 1973, when the average U.S. American produced 23.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 15, 2022). Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/
EDGAR/JRC. "Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons)." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/
EDGAR/JRC. (2022). Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/
EDGAR/JRC. "Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Fuels in The United States from 1970 to 2021 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/
EDGAR/JRC, Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/