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Table CO2.T5. Transportation sector CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption, 1960-2023, United States (million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2))
Table CO2.T5. Transportation sector CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption, 1960-2023, United States
(million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2))


Year


Coal a


Natural gas b


Petroleum c


Total
1960 7.2 19.0 720.7 746.9
1961 1.8 20.7 734.9 757.5
1962 1.6 21.0 767.0 789.6
1963 1.6 23.2 795.2 820.0
1964 1.7 23.9 818.7 844.3
1965 1.5 27.5 845.1 874.1
1966 1.4 29.3 890.2 921.0
1967 1.1 31.5 934.7 967.2
1968 1.0 32.2 1,013.0 1,046.2
1969 0.7 34.4 1,056.2 1,091.3
1970 0.7 39.3 1,091.8 1,131.7
1971 0.4 40.4 1,135.5 1,176.3
1972 0.4 41.7 1,204.5 1,246.5
1973 0.2 39.5 1,272.4 1,312.1
1974 0.2 36.3 1,241.8 1,278.2
1975 0.1 31.5 1,257.0 1,288.6
1976 (s) 29.6 1,320.8 1,350.5
1977 (s) 28.8 1,374.0 1,402.9
1978 28.7 1,431.4 1,460.1
1979 32.5 1,417.4 1,449.9
1980 34.5 1,360.4 1,394.9
1981 35.0 1,346.1 1,381.1
1982 32.5 1,317.7 1,350.3
1983 26.8 1,329.3 1,356.1
1984 28.9 1,359.4 1,388.3
1985 27.6 1,392.5 1,420.1
1986 26.6 1,443.7 1,470.2
1987 28.5 1,488.6 1,517.1
1988 33.6 1,543.1 1,576.7
1989 34.4 1,553.3 1,587.7
1990 36.2 1,547.4 1,583.6
1991 32.9 1,531.0 1,564.0
1992 32.4 1,555.1 1,587.5
1993 34.3 1,566.8 1,601.0
1994 37.6 1,603.2 1,640.9
1995 38.6 1,637.3 1,675.9
1996 39.3 1,686.3 1,725.6
1997 41.9 1,703.6 1,745.5
1998 35.3 1,747.1 1,782.4
1999 35.8 1,792.8 1,828.6
2000 35.7 1,848.7 1,884.5
2001 34.8 1,821.0 1,855.8
2002 37.1 1,858.4 1,895.5
2003 33.3 1,879.3 1,912.6
2004 32.0 1,935.5 1,967.5
2005 33.1 1,955.0 1,988.1
2006 33.2 1,986.3 2,019.5
2007 35.3 1,987.0 2,022.2
2008 36.8 1,855.5 1,892.3
2009 38.0 1,789.0 1,827.0
2010 38.3 1,804.2 1,842.4
2011 39.1 1,769.3 1,808.4
2012 41.5 1,730.2 1,771.7
2013 47.1 1,744.3 1,791.4
2014 40.4 1,769.4 1,809.8
2015 39.5 1,794.2 1,833.7
2016 40.1 1,825.8 1,865.9
2017 42.4 1,841.6 1,884.0
2018 50.9 1,864.6 1,915.5
2019 58.9 1,862.9 1,921.8
2020 58.7 1,572.3 1,631.0
2021 65.0 1,741.9 1,806.9
2022 72.1 1,770.4 1,842.5
2023 71.4 1,783.5 1,854.9

Footnotes:

a Beginning in 1978, consumption data not collected and assumed to be zero.

b Transportation use of natural gas to operate pipelines and as vehicle fuel. Excludes supplemental gaseous fuels.

c 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 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/