U.S. GHG facility emissions per reporter 2021

Power plants and refineries had the highest average greenhouse gas emissions per reporter in the United States in 2021. That year, 1,326 power plant facilities in the U.S. emitted 1.59 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e), averaging 1.20 MtCO₂e per reporter.

Average greenhouse gas emissions per reporter in the United States in 2021, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

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Direct emissions reported from 8,000 facilities and supplers*

Supplementary notes

*7,608 facilities in nine industry sectors reported direct emissions.
Reported direct emissions totaled 2.71 billion metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e).
966 suppliers of fossil fuels and industrial gases reported; and 87 facilities reported injecting CO₂ underground

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