Greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars in the U.S. 1990-2021

Published by Ian Tiseo, Apr 26, 2023
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 transportation sector emissions in the U.S.

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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April 2023

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United States

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1990 to 2021

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