Per capita carbon dioxide emissions in the United States totaled 13.68 metric tons in 2020. This was a reduction of 10 percent compared with 2019 levels, and was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Per capita emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial activities have fallen substantially since 1973, when the average American produced 23.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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EDGAR/JRC. (October 14, 2021). Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, 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 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. October 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/
EDGAR/JRC. (2021). Per capita carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 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 2020 (in Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2021, 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 2020 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049662/fossil-us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-per-person/ (last visited May 18, 2022)