US Annual CO₂ Emissions vs US Adult Obesity

US Annual CO₂ Emissions and US Adult Obesity correlate at r = +0.45 over 45 years (1980–2024), p = 0.0017. With the time trend removed, r = +0.77. Holds up after detrending.

Verdict: Holds up after detrending. Statistically significant (p = 0.0017) and the association survives trend removal (detrended r = 0.77). Correlation still isn't causation, but this one isn't an obvious artifact.

Pearson r: +0.45
p-value: 0.0017
Years compared (n): 45 (1980–2024)
95% confidence interval: 0.19 to 0.66
Correlation with the time trend removed: +0.77

Sources

US Annual CO₂ Emissions (tonnes): Our World in Data. US Annual CO₂ Emissions (Our World in Data: Annual CO₂ emissions).
US Adult Obesity (% of adults): Our World in Data. US Adult Obesity (Our World in Data: Obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%) - Sex: both sexes - Age group: 18+ years of age).

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US Adult Obesity vs US Population (r = +1.00)
US Median Age vs US Adult Obesity (r = +0.99)
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US Adult Obesity vs US Resident Patent Applications (r = +0.98)
US Adult Obesity vs US Mobile Subscriptions (r = +0.98)
US Adult Obesity vs US Internet Users (r = +0.98)

Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.