greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., which totaled 6.34 GtCO₂e in 2021.
Greenhouse emissions from energy in the United States. totaled 5.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e). This was an increase of some 6.2 percent in comparison to the previous year. Energy is by far the biggest source of Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2021, by inventory sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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- Basic Statistic Global annual GHG emissions shares 2022, by country
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Emissions
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Sectors
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- Premium Statistic Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. 1990-2021, by inventory sector
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Companies
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Outlook
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- Premium Statistic Net GHG emissions projections in the U.S. 2022-2035, by scenario
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 13, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2021, by inventory sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/521036/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2021, by inventory sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521036/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2021, by inventory sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521036/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United States from 1990 to 2021, by Inventory Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521036/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2021, by inventory sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521036/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2021, by inventory sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, April 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/521036/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/