This statistic shows the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2018, broken down by sector. In 2018, the electricity generation sector contributed nearly 1.82 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in the country.
Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 14, 2020). Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The United States in 2018, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency, Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2018, by sector (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited February 25, 2021)