Share of global fossil CO₂ emissions in North America

30 countries in North America, 2024. Unit: % of world total. World ranking →

First in the ranking
12.71 %
Median country
0.01 %
half above, half below
World total
100.00 %
Global Carbon Project aggregate
Range
0.00 to 12.71
Dominica - United States

How to read it

Across 30 countries in North America, the highest value is in United States (12.71 %) and the lowest in Dominica (0.00 %).

The median country is at 0.01 %: half are above, half below.

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

Share of global CO₂ over time

%

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1United States12.71
2Canada1.38
3Mexico1.19
4Trinidad and Tobago0.09
5Dominican Republic0.09
6Cuba0.06
7Guatemala0.05
8Honduras0.03
9Panama0.03
10El Salvador0.02
11Costa Rica0.02
12Jamaica0.02
13Nicaragua0.01
14Bahamas0.01
15Haiti0.01
16Curaçao0.01
17Barbados0.00
18Aruba0.00
19Belize0.00
20Sint Maarten0.00
21Antigua and Barbuda0.00
22Greenland0.00
23Bermuda0.00
24Saint Lucia0.00
25Grenada0.00
26Turks and Caicos Islands0.00
27Saint Kitts and Nevis0.00
28Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.00
29British Virgin Islands0.00
30Dominica0.00
Global Carbon Project · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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