Cumulative fossil CO₂ emissions since 1750 in North America

30 countries in North America, 2024. Unit: billion tonnes CO₂. World ranking →

First in the ranking
434.9 Gt
Median country
0.1 Gt
half above, half below
World total
1,849.1 Gt
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.0 to 434.9
Dominica - United States

How to read it

Across 30 countries in North America, the highest value is in United States (434.9 Gt) and the lowest in Dominica (0.0 Gt).

The median country is at 0.1 Gt: half are above, half below.

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Source: Global Carbon Project, Global Carbon Budget, national fossil CO₂ emissions · licence

Cumulative CO₂ over time

Gt

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1United States434.9
2Canada35.6
3Mexico22.0
4Cuba1.8
5Trinidad and Tobago1.7
6Dominican Republic0.9
7Curaçao0.5
8Guatemala0.5
9Jamaica0.5
10Panama0.4
11Honduras0.3
12Costa Rica0.3
13El Salvador0.3
14Nicaragua0.2
15Bahamas0.2
16Haiti0.1
17Aruba0.1
18Barbados0.1
19Sint Maarten0.1
20Greenland0.0
21Bermuda0.0
22Antigua and Barbuda0.0
23Belize0.0
24Saint Lucia0.0
25Grenada0.0
26Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0
27Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0
28Turks and Caicos Islands0.0
29British Virgin Islands0.0
30Dominica0.0
Global Carbon Project · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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