Find out how much CO2 you emit per year — in 60 seconds. We calculate your emissions across transport, food, home, and shopping. Then we give you 5 personalized ways to reduce.
A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (primarily CO2) emitted directly or indirectly by an individual, organization, event, or product, measured in tonnes of CO2 equivalent (tCO2e) per year.
The global average is about 4.7 tCO2e per person per year. However, the US average is 14.4 tCO2e, the Canadian average is 14.2 tCO2e, and the EU average is 6.4 tCO2e. To meet the Paris Agreement target of 1.5C, each person needs to get below 2.1 tCO2e by 2030.
The biggest reductions come from: 1) Living car-free or driving an EV, 2) Eating less or no red meat, 3) Switching to renewable energy at home, 4) Avoiding air travel, 5) Buying less stuff. Each of these can save 1-4 tCO2e per year.