Oil and gas facilities in the United States emitted 316 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022, an increase of 1.2 percent from the previous year. In 2022, emissions from U.S. oil and gas facilities averaged 0.14 MtCO₂e per reporter.
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by oil and gas facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
*GHG data for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems source category is not directly comparable between 2011-2015 and 2016 onward. Facilities in the Onshore Oil & Gas, Gathering & Boosting, and Onshore Gas Transmission Pipelines industry segments began reporting in 2016.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (October 5, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions produced by oil and gas facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/615975/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-oil-and-gas-facilities-in-the-us/
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Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas emissions produced by oil and gas facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615975/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-oil-and-gas-facilities-in-the-us/ (last visited October 16, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by oil and gas facilities in the United States from 2011 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/615975/ghg-emissions-emitted-by-oil-and-gas-facilities-in-the-us/
