North America - CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP)

The latest value for CO2 emissions (kg per 2010 US$ of GDP) in North America was 0.262 as of 2018. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 0.498 in 1990 and 0.261 in 2017.

Definition: Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

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

See also:

1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
0.000
0.100
0.200
0.300
0.400
0.500
0.600
Year Value
1990 0.498
1991 0.495
1992 0.486
1993 0.483
1994 0.472
1995 0.465
1996 0.462
1997 0.464
1998 0.448
1999 0.430
2000 0.426
2001 0.419
2002 0.402
2003 0.396
2004 0.386
2005 0.374
2006 0.357
2007 0.356
2008 0.345
2009 0.329
2010 0.335
2011 0.317
2012 0.299
2013 0.301
2014 0.294
2015 0.280
2016 0.270
2017 0.261
2018 0.262

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Base Period: 2010

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions