Fossil CO₂ emissions (fossil fuels and cement) in North America

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

First in the ranking
4,904.1 Mt
Median country
2.6 Mt
half above, half below
World total
38,598.6 Mt
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.2 to 4,904.1
Dominica - United States

How to read it

Across 30 countries in North America, the highest value is in United States (4,904.1 Mt) and the lowest in Dominica (0.2 Mt).

The median country is at 2.6 Mt: half are above, half below.

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

Fossil CO₂ emissions over time

Mt

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1United States4,904.1
2Canada533.3
3Mexico461.0
4Trinidad and Tobago34.6
5Dominican Republic33.1
6Cuba24.4
7Guatemala19.9
8Honduras12.9
9Panama12.7
10El Salvador9.0
11Costa Rica8.8
12Jamaica8.4
13Nicaragua5.6
14Bahamas3.1
15Haiti3.0
16Curaçao2.3
17Barbados1.4
18Aruba0.9
19Belize0.8
20Sint Maarten0.7
21Antigua and Barbuda0.7
22Greenland0.6
23Bermuda0.6
24Saint Lucia0.5
25Turks and Caicos Islands0.4
26Grenada0.4
27Saint Kitts and Nevis0.3
28Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.3
29British Virgin Islands0.2
30Dominica0.2
Global Carbon Project · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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