The United States historical urban population per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2)

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This scatter chart displays urban population (people) against carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) (kt). The data is from our countries entity and is filtered where the country is the United States.

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There are 2 fields used on this chart (including filters):
  • Urban Population: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages. This field is expressed in people.
  • Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Co2): Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring. This field is expressed in kt.

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This chart is based on data from: World Bank

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