oil emissions in the United States have fallen by nearly 15 percent. In comparison, oil emissions in China have increased by more than 70 percent.
The United States emitted 2.25 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) from oil combustion in 2022. This was more than any other country that year, with the second-largest emitter – China – having emitted 1.45 GtCO₂. Since 2005, Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons)
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Global Carbon Project. (December 5, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014449/co2-emissions-from-oil-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014449/co2-emissions-from-oil-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Global Carbon Project. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014449/co2-emissions-from-oil-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Oil Combustion Worldwide in 2022, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014449/co2-emissions-from-oil-combustion-in-selected-countries/
Global Carbon Project, Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014449/co2-emissions-from-oil-combustion-in-selected-countries/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from oil combustion worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014449/co2-emissions-from-oil-combustion-in-selected-countries/