The U.S. transportation sector produced one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) from motor gasoline consumption in 2022. U.S. transportation emissions from diesel consumption have increased by more than 60 percent since 1990.
Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by fuel type (in million metric tons)
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EIA. (March 28, 2023). Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by fuel type (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/806331/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-by-fuel/
EIA. "Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by fuel type (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/806331/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-by-fuel/
EIA. (2023). Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by fuel type (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/806331/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-by-fuel/
EIA. "Transportation Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The United States from 1990 to 2022, by Fuel Type (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/806331/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-by-fuel/
EIA, Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by fuel type (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/806331/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-by-fuel/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by fuel type (in million metric tons) [Graph], EIA, March 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/806331/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-by-fuel/