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Table CO2.T6. Electric power sector CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption, 1960-2023, United States (million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2))
Table CO2.T6. Electric power sector CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption, 1960-2023, United States
(million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2))


Year


Coal


Natural gas a


Petroleum b


Total
1960 402.0 94.6 41.5 538.1
1961 414.2 100.2 41.8 556.2
1962 439.7 107.9 42.0 589.5
1963 480.3 117.7 43.9 641.9
1964 511.7 127.7 47.6 687.0
1965 553.7 127.7 54.2 735.6
1966 599.4 143.8 66.3 809.5
1967 613.0 151.3 75.8 840.1
1968 665.2 173.0 88.7 926.9
1969 686.6 191.3 117.9 995.9
1970 687.5 214.6 159.4 1,061.4
1971 694.3 216.9 187.6 1,098.8
1972 745.9 216.6 232.6 1,195.1
1973 823.7 198.2 263.9 1,285.8
1974 812.1 186.2 252.8 1,251.1
1975 836.0 171.3 237.5 1,244.8
1976 925.5 167.2 260.8 1,353.5
1977 975.7 174.0 292.6 1,442.3
1978 975.2 174.6 299.3 1,449.2
1979 1,072.0 191.1 246.5 1,509.6
1980 1,156.4 201.4 197.7 1,555.4
1981 1,200.6 199.0 165.3 1,564.9
1982 1,192.5 176.6 117.7 1,486.8
1983 1,254.1 158.4 116.0 1,528.5
1984 1,327.9 170.2 96.7 1,594.9
1985 1,387.4 167.1 82.0 1,636.5
1986 1,371.4 142.4 109.2 1,623.0
1987 1,437.6 155.3 94.6 1,687.5
1988 1,511.0 143.4 117.6 1,772.0
1989 1,534.7 169.0 128.1 1,831.8
1990 1,546.4 176.3 97.5 1,820.3
1991 1,547.2 179.7 90.7 1,817.5
1992 1,568.3 186.9 75.5 1,830.8
1993 1,631.6 188.3 86.4 1,906.4
1994 1,637.8 211.7 81.2 1,930.7
1995 1,659.9 229.2 58.7 1,947.8
1996 1,751.4 205.6 63.4 2,020.4
1997 1,795.8 219.7 72.2 2,087.7
1998 1,827.0 248.5 101.3 2,176.7
1999 1,835.1 260.7 93.8 2,189.6
2000 1,926.1 281.8 88.5 2,296.4
2001 1,869.1 291.0 98.6 2,258.7
2002 1,888.9 306.9 76.9 2,272.7
2003 1,930.1 278.7 95.1 2,303.9
2004 1,941.6 297.4 95.8 2,334.8
2005 1,982.9 319.7 98.0 2,400.5
2006 1,952.8 338.7 53.3 2,344.7
2007 1,985.7 372.3 53.0 2,411.0
2008 1,958.4 362.9 38.4 2,359.7
2009 1,740.0 373.5 32.2 2,145.7
2010 1,827.6 400.6 31.4 2,259.6
2011 1,722.7 410.4 25.8 2,158.9
2012 1,511.8 493.8 18.3 2,023.9
2013 1,571.3 445.0 22.4 2,038.8
2014 1,568.5 444.0 25.3 2,037.8
2015 1,351.5 525.9 23.7 1,901.0
2016 1,241.9 545.9 21.4 1,809.2
2017 1,207.0 506.4 18.9 1,732.3
2018 1,153.0 578.9 22.2 1,754.2
2019 973.6 617.8 16.2 1,607.6
2020 788.1 635.5 16.2 1,439.8
2021 910.0 613.8 17.7 1,541.4
2022 851.3 660.2 20.5 1,532.0
2023 694.4 705.0 14.7 1,414.1

Footnotes:

a Excludes supplemental gaseous fuels.

b Excludes biofuels.

— = No consumption. Where shown, R = Revised data and (s) = Value less than 0.05.

Notes: · Data are carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions estimates from fossil fuels primary energy consumption, excluding renewable energy. The data represent CO2 emissions where fossil fuels are burned to generate electricity, although the electricity might be sold to ultimate customers in other sectors. · Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. · The electric power sector consists of electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plants within the NAICS 22 category whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity and heat, to the public. · The continuity of these data series estimates may be affected by changing data sources and estimation methodologies. See the technical notes for each type of energy.

Web page: All data are available at https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.php.

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System. See technical notes. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/