Utility-scale solar capacity vs Fossil CO2 emissions per capita in United States
In 2015, utility-scale solar capacity in United States was 13.7 GW; fossil CO2 emissions per capita was 16.5 tonnes per capita.
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United States, annual figures, spaced by time from 2010 to 2015 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish; earlier history stays on each indicator’s own page. Read the values, not the heights.
Utility-scale solar capacity
Unit: GW · 2 observations
Fossil CO2 emissions per capita
Unit: tonnes per capita · 6 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Shared periods
Side by side
2 periods are published for both series in United States as annual figures on the same basis. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different periods.
| Period | Utility-scale solar capacity | Fossil CO2 emissions per capita |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 GW EIA | 18.2 tonnes per capita GCP |
| 2015 | 13.7 GW EIA | 16.5 tonnes per capita GCP |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Utility-scale solar capacity
Total cumulative maximum electrical output capacity of operating utility-scale solar installations.
2 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.
6 observations charted in United States (of 35 annual records) · source organisations: GCP
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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