Residential electricity price vs Fossil CO2 emissions per capita in United States
In 2024, residential electricity price in United States was 16.5 cents per kilowatthour; fossil CO2 emissions per capita was 14.2 tonnes per capita.
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United States, annual figures, spaced by time . Different units, drawn on separate scales . Read the values, not the heights.
Residential electricity price
Unit: cents per kilowatthour · 4 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per capita · 35 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
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| Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Estimate | 20.3 tonnes per capita |
| 1991 | Estimate | 19.8 tonnes per capita |
| 1992 | Estimate | 19.9 tonnes per capita |
| 1993 | Estimate | 20.1 tonnes per capita |
| 1994 | Estimate | 20.2 tonnes per capita |
| 1995 | Estimate | 20.2 tonnes per capita |
| 1996 | Estimate | 20.7 tonnes per capita |
| 1997 | Estimate | 20.7 tonnes per capita |
| 1998 | Estimate | 20.8 tonnes per capita |
| 1999 | Estimate | 20.8 tonnes per capita |
| 2000 | Estimate | 21.4 tonnes per capita |
| 2001 | Estimate | 20.8 tonnes per capita |
| 2002 | Estimate | 20.7 tonnes per capita |
| 2003 | Estimate | 20.7 tonnes per capita |
| 2004 | Estimate | 20.9 tonnes per capita |
| 2005 | Estimate | 20.7 tonnes per capita |
| 2006 | Estimate | 20.2 tonnes per capita |
| 2007 | Estimate | 20.3 tonnes per capita |
| 2008 | Estimate | 19.4 tonnes per capita |
| 2009 | Estimate | 17.8 tonnes per capita |
| 2010 | Estimate | 18.2 tonnes per capita |
| 2011 | Estimate | 17.6 tonnes per capita |
| 2012 | Estimate | 16.8 tonnes per capita |
| 2013 | Estimate | 17.1 tonnes per capita |
| 2014 | Estimate | 17.1 tonnes per capita |
| 2015 | Estimate | 16.5 tonnes per capita |
| 2016 | Estimate | 15.9 tonnes per capita |
| 2017 | Estimate | 15.6 tonnes per capita |
| 2018 | Estimate | 16 tonnes per capita |
| 2019 | Estimate | 15.5 tonnes per capita |
| 2020 | Estimate | 13.8 tonnes per capita |
| 2021 | Estimate | 14.8 tonnes per capita |
| 2022 | Estimate | 14.8 tonnes per capita |
| 2023 | Estimate | 14.3 tonnes per capita |
| 2024 | Estimate | 14.2 tonnes per capita |
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| Period | Residential electricity price | Fossil CO2 emissions per capita |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.5 cents per kilowatthour EIA | 14.2 tonnes per capita GCP |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Residential electricity price
Average retail price of electricity delivered to residential customers.
4 observations charted in United States · source organisations: EIA
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Annual fossil carbon dioxide emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes.
35 observations charted in United States · source organisations: GCP
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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