The United States produced 66 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions in 19, the second largest in the world after greenhouse gas emissions by China and among the countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person In 19 China is estimated to have emitted 27% of world GhG, followed by the United States with 11%, then India A new chart from the World Resources Institute shows that nearly three quarters of all emissions comes from just 10 places Top heavy Admittedly, the top ten does treat the EU as a single entity, but even if you discount all 28 member states, the other top nine emitting countries produce well over half the world's greenhouse gases on their ownElectricity Sector Emissions Total Emissions in 14 = 6,870 Million Metric Tons of CO 2 equivalent * Land Use, LandUse Change, and Forestry in the United States is a net sink and offsets approximately 11 percent of these greenhouse gas emissions All emission estimates from the Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 1990–14 Larger image to save or print
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