This statistic shows the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, broken down by sector. In 2017, the electricity generation sector contributed nearly 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in the country.
Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, by sector
(in million metric tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (February 12, 2019). Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2019). Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The United States in 2017, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency, Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017, by sector (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited April 06, 2020)
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