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US Annual CO₂ Emissions vs US GDP per Capita
US Annual CO₂ Emissions and US GDP per Capita correlate at r = +0.63 over 65 years (1960–2024), p < 0.0001. With the time trend removed, r = -0.76. Direction flips without the trend.
Verdict: Direction flips without the trend. The raw correlation is 0.63, but once each series' time trend is removed it becomes -0.76. The year-to-year movements run the opposite way to the long-run trends, so the headline number is misleading.
- Pearson r
- +0.63
- p-value
- < 0.0001
- Years compared (n)
- 65 (1960–2024)
- 95% confidence interval
- 0.45 to 0.76
- Correlation with the time trend removed
- -0.76
Sources
- US Annual CO₂ Emissions (tonnes): Our World in Data. US Annual CO₂ Emissions (Our World in Data: Annual CO₂ emissions).
- US GDP per Capita (USD): World Bank. US GDP per Capita (World Bank indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD).
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Correlation does not imply causation. How the verdict is worked out.