U.S. road vehicle SO2 emissions 1970-2022 | Statista

On road vehicles in the United States released 13,000 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO₂ ) in 2022. Emission standards in the United States have resulted in significant reductions in SO₂ emissions attributable to road vehicles. On road vehicles include passenger vehicles, heavy-duty trucks and buses, and motorcycles.

Annual sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions from road vehicles in the United States from 1970 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons)

Characteristic	Emissions in thousand tons
2022	13
2021	14
2020	10
2019	17
2018	23
2017	24
2016	26
2015	27
2014	28
2013	27
2012	28
2011	27
2010	35
2009	34
2008	36
2007	38
2006	108
2005	117
2004	182
2003	247
2002	244
2001	248
2000	260
1999	300
1998	300
1997	304
1996	302
1995	335
1994	369
1993	402
1992	436
1991	469
1990	503
1985	455
1980	394
1975	334
1970	273

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March 2023

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United States

Survey time period

1970 to 2022

Supplementary notes

On-road" or highway sources include vehicles used on roads for transportation of passengers or freight.

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