North America - CO2 intensity

CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use)

CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use) in North America was 2.26 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 2.81 in 1960, while its lowest value was 2.26 in 2015.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.81
1961 2.77
1962 2.75
1963 2.73
1964 2.75
1965 2.75
1966 2.73
1967 2.71
1968 2.68
1969 2.68
1970 2.76
1971 2.72
1972 2.72
1973 2.73
1974 2.69
1975 2.64
1976 2.59
1977 2.57
1978 2.58
1979 2.59
1980 2.59
1981 2.56
1982 2.54
1983 2.55
1984 2.52
1985 2.50
1986 2.49
1987 2.50
1988 2.51
1989 2.50
1990 2.48
1991 2.44
1992 2.43
1993 2.44
1994 2.43
1995 2.42
1996 2.44
1997 2.54
1998 2.54
1999 2.48
2000 2.49
2001 2.52
2002 2.44
2003 2.46
2004 2.44
2005 2.43
2006 2.42
2007 2.42
2008 2.40
2009 2.34
2010 2.39
2011 2.32
2012 2.27
2013 2.30
2014 2.27
2015 2.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions