The United States is the largest producer of natural gas based carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions worldwide. In 2022, natural gas emissions in the U.S. totaled approximately two billion short tons of (CO₂). This was almost twice the amount of emissions produced in Russia - the second largest polluter of natural gas based emissions.
Emissions from natural gas in selected countries worldwide in 2022 (in million short tons of carbon dioxide)
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CountryWatch. (December 1, 2022). Emissions from natural gas in selected countries worldwide in 2022 (in million short tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263659/natural-gas-emissions-by-country-worldwide/
CountryWatch. "Emissions from natural gas in selected countries worldwide in 2022 (in million short tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. December 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263659/natural-gas-emissions-by-country-worldwide/
CountryWatch. (2022). Emissions from natural gas in selected countries worldwide in 2022 (in million short tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263659/natural-gas-emissions-by-country-worldwide/
CountryWatch. "Emissions from Natural Gas in Selected Countries Worldwide in 2022 (in Million Short Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263659/natural-gas-emissions-by-country-worldwide/
CountryWatch, Emissions from natural gas in selected countries worldwide in 2022 (in million short tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263659/natural-gas-emissions-by-country-worldwide/ (last visited June 14, 2024)
Emissions from natural gas in selected countries worldwide in 2022 (in million short tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], CountryWatch, December 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263659/natural-gas-emissions-by-country-worldwide/