Israel vs United States
Israel vs United States: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.77 tonnes in Israel and 13.62 tonnes in United States, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in United States, by 7.85 tonnes, or 2.36 times that in Israel.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Israel ranked 43 and United States ranked 14 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Israel | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.77 | 13.62 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 6.14 | 13.71 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 6.66 | 14.42 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 6.51 | 14.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 6.66 | 13.47 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 7.21 | 15.04 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 7.15 | 15.58 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.78 | 15.18 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.91 | 15.5 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.11 | 15.95 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 8.02 | 16.42 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 8.47 | 16.5 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 9.81 | 16.19 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 9.16 | 17.02 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.44 | 17.85 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 8.96 | 17.19 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.27 | 18.71 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 9.39 | 19.5 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.22 | 19.4 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 8.93 | 19.92 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.4 | 20.08 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.6 | 19.97 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9.51 | 19.91 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.2 | 20.63 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.43 | 21.01 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 8.97 | 20.65 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 8.96 | 20.83 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 9.07 | 20.9 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 9.01 | 20.14 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 8.69 | 19.8 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 8.35 | 19.83 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 8.01 | 19.76 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.5 | 19.56 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.25 | 19.52 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.56 | 19.96 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 7.48 | 20.58 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 7.33 | 20.54 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 7.02 | 19.81 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.54 | 19.34 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.1 | 19.67 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 5.8 | 19.74 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 5.67 | 19.03 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 5.57 | 19.27 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 5.38 | 20.52 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 5.27 | 21.04 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 5.43 | 22.25 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 5.47 | 22.33 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 5.25 | 22.61 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 5.14 | 22.09 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 5.27 | 20.91 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 5.12 | 22.11 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 5.14 | 23.11 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 5 | 22.44 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 4.87 | 21.48 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 5.02 | 22.41 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Israel vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025