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United States

Country Scorecard

[2011 Grades]

CO₂ Trend:	A
CO₂ Intensity:	C
CO₂ Footprint:	D-

Grade Explanation

TREND: In 2011 the annual CO2 footprint of United States reduced by -2.13% and at the same time it also improved the CO2 intensity of its economy by -2.51%. INTENSITY & FOOTPRINT: It has moderately high CO2 intensity and its annual CO2 footprint is among the top 10 globally.

[2008 Grades]

CO₂ Trend:	A
CO₂ Intensity:	C
CO₂ Footprint:	D-

[Data Source: EIA-US] View grading methodology

Grade Explanation

TREND: In 2008 the annual CO2 footprint of United States reduced by -2.84% and at the same time it also improved the CO2 intensity of its economy by -3.91%.

LEVEL: It has moderately high CO2 intensity and its annual CO2 footprint is among the top 10 globally.

Key Trends and Summary

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CO2 EMISSIONS: United States released 5,491 million metric tons of CO2 in the year 2011, and is ranked #2 out of 216 countries. With per capita CO2 emissions of 17.62 metric tons per year, it is in the highest quartile globally. Its CO2 intensity (kg per unit GDP 2005 PPP $) is 0.41, which is higher than the average of 0.33 for its income group--the High income: OECD countries. Regarding the trend, the total CO2 emissions have decreased by -2.13% during 2010-11. Over the past five years, the total CO2 emissions has improved by -7.15%, and over the last decade the total CO2 emissions has fallen by -4.57%.

POWER GENERATION: The total net generation for United States in 2011 was 4,095 million Mwh. Power supply from conventional thermal sources accounted for 68.13% of the total. In comparison, renewable sources including hydroelectricity contributed 12.70% of the total. The share of the non-hydro renewable component in the total generation was 4.76%. It is estimated that the coal fired power plants, the most CO2 intensive source of power accounted for around 38.31% of the total generation (top 10 globally-based on 2012 data). Finally, nuclear generation contributed 19.30% of the total supply nationally (790.23 million Mwh).

[Data Source: EIA-US and World Bank-WDI]

CO₂ and Energy Intensity Ratios

1	CO2 per capita (metric tons) [EIA 2011]	17.62	Highest Quartile
2	CO2 per unit GDP (kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP) [EIA 2011]	.41	3rd Quartile
3	CO2 per unit energy consumed (kg per mill BTU) [EIA 2011]	56.33	Bottom Quartile
4	Primary Energy Consumption per Capita (Million Btu per Person) [EIA 2011]	312.81	Highest Quartile
5	Primary Energy Consumption per unit GDP (Btu per 2005 PPP $) [EIA 2011]	7,328.99	3rd Quartile

CO₂ Emissions by Fuel Type and Energy Mix

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1	CO2 Emissions-Totals
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
1.1.a	CO2 emissions fossil fuels (mill metric tons)	BP	2012	5,786	-3.61%	-11.87%	-8.66%	5.72%
1.1.b	CO2 emissions fossil fuels (mill metric tons)	CDIAC	2012	5,085	-3.75%	-12.15%	-9.97%	5.30%
1.1.c	CO2 emissions fossil fuels (mill metric tons)	EDGAR/PBL	2012	5,194	-3.67%	-11.99%	-7.43%	7.80%
1.1.d	CO2 emissions fossil fuels (mill metric tons)	EIA	2011	5,491	-2.13%	-7.15%	-4.57%	8.92%
1.1.e	CO2 emissions fossil fuels (mill metric tons)	IEA	2011	5,287	-2.62%	-7.00%	-6.88%	8.60%
1.1.f	CO2 emissions fossil fuels (mill metric tons)	UNFCCC	2011	5,604	-2.15%	-7.97%	-6.58%	7.27%
1.1.g	CO2 emissions fossil fuels (mill metric tons)	WDI	2010	5,433	2.28%	-6.91%	-5.30%	11.77%
2	CO2 Intensities and Ratios
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
2.1.a	CO2 per capita (metric tons)	CDIAC	2010	17.27	1.29%	-11.29%	-13.89%	-9.94%
2.1.b	CO2 per capita (metric tons)	EIA	2011	17.62	-2.56%	-11.03%	-12.69%	-12.74%
2.1.c	CO2 per capita (metric tons)	IEA	2011	16.94	-3.33%	-10.94%	-14.86%	-12.93%
2.1.d	CO2 per capita (metric tons)	WDI	2010	17.56	1.44%	-11.00%	-13.61%	-9.81%
2.2	CO2 per unit GDP (kg per 2000 US$ of GDP)	WDI	2010	0.40	-0.22%	-25.04%	-31.98%	-42.00%
2.3	CO2 per unit GDP (kg per 2005 US$ of GDP)	EIA	2011	0.41	-2.51%	-9.41%	-18.58%	-34.20%
2.4.a	CO2 per unit GDP (kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP)	EIA	2011	0.41	-2.51%	-9.41%	-18.58%	-34.20%
2.4.b	CO2 per unit GDP (kg per 2005 PPP $ of GDP)	WDI	2010	0.40	-0.22%	-13.87%	-21.85%	-33.36%
2.5	CO2 per unit energy consumed (kg per mill BTU)	EIA	2011	56.33	-1.27%	-4.83%	-5.49%	-5.12%
2.6	CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use)	WDI	2010	2.45	-0.07%	-2.38%	-2.40%	-3.48%
2.7	CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent TPES)	IEA	2008	2.45	-0.65%	-2.46%	-3.73%	-3.62%
2.8	CO2 per unit electricity (Kg /MWh)	IEA	2008	535.03	-2.58%	-6.27%	-11.37%
3	CO2 Emissions by Source
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
3.1.a	CO2 solid fuel (million metric tons)	CDIAC	2012	1,626	-11.65%	-24.22%	-22.34%	-8.09%
3.1.b	CO2 solid fuel (million metric tons)	EIA	2011	1,874	-5.59%	-12.71%	-10.25%	2.89%
3.3.a	CO2 gas fuel (million metric tons)	CDIAC	2012	1,365	4.58%	10.11%	10.77%	43.84%
3.3.b	CO2 gas fuel (million metric tons)	EIA	2011	1,306	3.25%	12.87%	10.03%	27.46%
3.4.a	CO2 liguid fuel (million metric tons)	CDIAC	2012	2,086	-2.05%	-12.91%	-10.00%	-0.83%
3.4.b	CO2 liguid fuel (million metric tons)	EIA	2011	2,299	-2.21%	-11.66%	-7.05%	5.14%
3.5	CO2 cement (million metric tons)	CDIAC	2012	36.89	7.81%	-23.62%	-18.94%	3.62%
4	Energy Consumption and Intensity
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
4.1	Total Primary Energy Consumption (Quad BTU)	EIA	2012	95.10	-2.43%	-6.47%	-3.00%	12.00%
4.2	Primary Energy Consumption per Capita (Million Btu per Person)	EIA	2011	312.81	-1.31%	-6.51%	-7.62%	-8.04%
4.3	Primary Energy Consumption per unit GDP (Btu per 2005 US$)	EIA	2011	7,329	-2.35%	-4.81%	-13.85%	-30.65%
4.4	Primary Energy Consumption per unit GDP (Btu per 2005 PPP $)	EIA	2011	7,329	-2.35%	-4.81%	-13.85%	-30.65%
5	Electricity/Energy Total Supply
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
5.1.a	Total Net Generation (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	4,095	-0.43%	0.74%	9.58%	34.79%
5.1.b	Total Net Generation (million Mwh)	WDI	2012	4,282	-1.04%	-0.95%	6.35%	33.69%
5.2	Total Primary Energy Supply (Quad BTU)	EIA	2012	79.13	1.45%	10.54%	11.56%	11.66%
6	Thermal Generation
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
6.1	Total Conventional Thermal (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	2,790	-3.23%	-3.29%	4.23%	32.64%
6.2	Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)	WDI	2012	38.31	-11.61%	-21.81%	-24.37%	-27.80%
6.3	Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)	WDI	2012	29.83	23.49%	40.91%	68.59%	150.34%
6.4	Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)	WDI	2012	0.68	-25.73%	-62.47%	-74.27%	-83.37%
6.5	Electricity production from coal sources (million Mwh)	WDI	2012	1,641	-12.52%	-22.56%	-19.57%	-3.48%
6.6	Electricity production from natural gas sources (million Mwh)	WDI	2012	1,277	22.20%	39.57%	79.29%	234.67%
6.7	Electricity production from oil sources (million Mwh)	WDI	2012	29.05	-26.51%	-62.82%	-72.63%	-77.77%
7	Hydroelectric Generation
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
7.1.a	Hydroelectric (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	325.07	24.93%	12.39%	49.83%	11.00%
7.1.b	Hydroelectric (million Mwh)	WDI	2012	280.03	-12.96%	12.18%	4.86%	2.52%
7.2	Hydroelectric (% of total)	WDI	2012	6.54	-12.05%	13.26%	-1.39%	-23.32%
8	Renewables Generation
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
8.1	Total Renewables (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	520.07	21.69%	30.43%	73.57%	44.12%
8.2	Total Renewables (% of total)	EIA	2011	12.70	22.21%	29.47%	58.39%	6.92%
8.3	Total Renewables non-hydro (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	194.99	16.64%	78.08%	135.85%	186.81%
8.4	Total Renewables non-hydro (% of total)	EIA	2011	4.76	17.14%	76.77%	115.23%	112.78%
8.5	Wind (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	119.75	26.51%	350.36%	1,677.36%	4,194.15%
8.6	Solar, Tide and Wave (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	1.81	49.65%	257.29%	234.22%	394.15%
8.7	Biomass and Waste (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	56.73	1.15%	-16.37%	-7.98%	14.85%
8.8	Geothermal (million Mwh)	EIA	2011	16.70	9.73%	14.63%	21.54%	8.20%
9	Nuclear Generation
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
9.1.a	Nuclear (millionMwh)	EIA	2011	790.23	-2.07%	0.38%	2.78%	36.99%
9.1.b	Nuclear (millionMwh)	WDI	2012	799.71	-2.64%	-4.41%	-0.60%	30.76%
9.2	Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total)	WDI	2012	18.68	-1.62%	-3.49%	-6.53%	-2.19%
10	Installed Capacity and Utilization
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
10.1	Total Electricity Installed Capacity (Million Kilowatts)	EIA	2010	1,039	1.33%	6.24%	28.01%	41.54%
10.10	Geothermal capacity cumulative (MW)	BP	2012	3,386	4.64%	18.82%		22.04%
10.2	Installed Capacity-Thermal (million Kilowatts)	EIA	2010	782.18	1.02%	3.32%	30.61%	48.20%
10.3	Capacity Utilization-Conventional Thermal (%)	EIA	2010	42.08	4.38%	-4.08%	-18.01%	-7.51%
10.4	Installed Capacity-Renewables (million Kilowatts)	EIA	2010	133.52	4.35%	34.01%	39.88%	53.01%
10.5	Capacity Utilization-Renewables (%)	EIA	2010	36.54	-3.48%	-13.92%	-15.43%	-22.60%
10.6	Installed Capacity-Renewables-non hydro (million Kilowatts)	EIA	2010	54.70	10.63%	147.58%	239.83%	309.97%
10.7	Capacity Utilization-Renewables-non-hydro (%)	EIA	2010	34.89	-0.71%	-32.58%	-42.60%	-40.02%
10.8	Solar Photovoltaic (PV) capacity cumulative (MW)	BP	2012	7,312	84.37%	780.43%	3,345.81%
10.9	Wind turbine capacity cumulative (MW)	BP	2012	60,208	27.87%	256.70%	1,188.15%
11	Socio Economic Indicators
	Key Indicators	Source	Year	Value	1 Yr Ch	5 Yr Ch	10 Yr Ch	Ch 1990
11.1	Population, Total	WDI	2012	313,914,040	0.75%	4.09%	9.07%	25.76%
11.2	GDP (2000 US$)	WDI	2012	14,231,574,699,000	2.78%	21.93%	39.66%	101.47%
11.3	GDP (2005 PPP $)	WDI	2012	16,244,600,000,000	4.58%	15.52%	53.39%	182.28%
11.4	GDP growth (annual %)	WDI	2012	2.78	50.44%	42.70%	52.08%	49.64%
11.5	GDP per capita (2000 US$)	WDI	2012	45,336	2.02%	17.14%	28.05%	60.21%
11.6	GDP per capita (2005 PPP $)	WDI	2012	45,336	2.02%	3.83%	13.50%	42.00%

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