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Posted July 26, 2021 Today in Energy

In 2020, the United States produced the least CO2 emissions from energy in nearly 40 years ›

In 2020, as the country responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, CO₂ emissions from energy consumption in the United States fell to the lowest level since 1983. The 4.6 billion metric tons (Bmt) of CO₂ emitted in 2020 was an 11% decrease from 2019, the largest annual decrease on record, according to our Monthly Energy Review. Our new U.S. CO₂ emissions from energy consumption by source and sector chart illustrates CO₂ emissions by energy source and sector. More ›

U.S. CO2 emissions from energy consumption by source and sector

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review

Data Highlights

WTI crude oil futures price

7/23/2021: $72.07/barrel

up$0.26 from week earlier
up$31.00 from year earlier

Natural gas futures price

7/23/2021: $4.060/MMBtu

up$0.386 from week earlier
up$2.275 from year earlier

Weekly coal production

7/17/2021: 12.218 million tons

up1.898 million tons from week earlier
up2.318 million tons from year earlier

Natural gas inventories

7/16/2021: 2,678 Bcf

up49 Bcf from week earlier
down532 Bcf from year earlier

Crude oil inventories

7/16/2021: 439.7 million barrels

up2.1 million barrels from week earlier
down96.9 million barrels from year earlier

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