Total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were about 5,142 million metric tons in 2019.
Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Transportation | Electric power | Source total | |
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Coal | 0 | 2 | 104 | 0 | 973 | 1,076 |
Natural gas | 275 | 194 | 550 | 52 | 619 | 1,689 |
Petroleum | 69 | 59 | 365 | 1,856 | 16 | 2,365 |
Other1 | 11 | 11 | ||||
Electricity2 | 620 | 585 | 411 | 3 | ||
Sector total | 963 | 839 | 1,428 | 1,912 | 1,619 | 5,142 |
1 Emissions from combustion of waste materials derived from petroleum and emissions from some types of geothermal power plants. 2 Electricity-related CO2 emissions are based on electric power sector electricity sales to the other sectors and the emissions associated with the generation of that electricity. The electric power total emissions of 1,619 million metric tons is not included in the source total emissions for all sectors (5,142 million metric tons) to avoid double counting. Note: Sum of data in columns and rows may not equal the totals because of independent rounding. Source: Monthly Energy Review, September 2020 |
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Monthly Energy Review, Tables 11.1 through 11.6 contain the most recent estimates of monthly and annual U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions by sector and energy source.
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Last updated: October 19, 2020