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)
Characteristic
Content in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units
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BCG, & IGU, & Snam Rete Gas. (June 28, 2018). Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BCG, und IGU, und Snam Rete Gas. "Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units)." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BCG, IGU, Snam Rete Gas. (2018). Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BCG, and IGU, and Snam Rete Gas. "Carbon Content of Fossil Fuels by Type (in Pounds of Carbon Dioxide per Million British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BCG & IGU & Snam Rete Gas, Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 22, 2025)
Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units) [Graph], BCG, & IGU, & Snam Rete Gas, June 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
