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United States - Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption 5912.62

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

5912.62 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 203 economies

Share of global total

11.5%

Growth since 1970

1.02×

Ranking Race — Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2024. United States climbed from #1 to #2. Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1971
Nixon shock: end of gold convertibility curated

US suspends dollar-gold convertibility, Bretton Woods system ends.

1987
Black Monday stock crash curated

Dow falls 22.6% in a single day, triggering global market turbulence.

2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption, 1970-2024

World Bank WDI · Mt CO2eq · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197019852000201520245651.256174.116696.967219.82

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