Passenger cars in the United States produced the equivalent of 374.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2021. This represented an increase of 9.5 percent in comparison to 2020, when emissions dropped as a result of COVID-19 related lockdowns and travel restrictions. In 2021, passenger cars accounted for some 20.7 percent of the
Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Segments
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- Premium Statistic Breakdown of transportation GHG emissions in the U.S. 2021, by source
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Outlook
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 13, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Passenger Cars in The United States from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, April 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235091/us-passenger-car-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/