Top Carbon Calculators

There are literally HUNDREDS of carbon calculators online, all with different levels of accuracy, different types of questions, and different motives. We picked out three favorites to share with you below. We’d also love to hear about your favorites.

# 1 Entry Level

The Nature Conservancy offers this very thorough calculator, which estimates your Carbon output in tonnage, but also offers a comparison to the US average and the global average. Plus when you finish you can opt to offset your personal footprint right from that page. This calculator takes about 2 minutes, and covers domestic carbon use, personal transportation, food consumption, and waste disposal.

#2 For Kids

This calculator is part of a MeetTheGreens.com a website on green living for youngsters. The calculator asks kid-centric questions like, “what do your light bulbs look like,” and “how do you get to school?”

#3 The Whole Enchilada

We’re not just messing around any more. Get out your floor plan and your utility bill, the carbonfund.com calculators will take square footage and kilowatt hours into account. This site is home to many calculators for everything from flights, to weddings, to businesses. This super thorough sight must have been designed by ‘mathletes.’ If your looking for accuracy and variety. This is the site for you!

If this list doesn’t satisfy you check out squidoo’s list of more than 75 carbon calculators.