Fossil fuels carbon content by type

Published by
M. Garside,
Jul 3, 2023
This statistic shows the carbon content of fossil fuels by type. Coal has the highest carbon intensity of all fossil fuels, with 223 pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units.

Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units)

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Release date

2018

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2018

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