What are U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by source and sector?
Total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were 5,268 million metric tons in 2018.
| Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by source and sector for the United States, 2018 (million metric tons) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Transportation | Electric power | Source total | |
| Coal | 0 | 2 | 107 | 0 | 1,150 | 1,259 |
| Natural gas | 274 | 191 | 538 | 46 | 581 | 1,630 |
| Petroleum | 65 | 60 | 357 | 1,866 | 21 | 2,369 |
| Other1 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Electricity2 | 679 | 638 | 442 | 4 | ||
| Sector total | 1,018 | 891 | 1,444 | 1,915 | 1,763 | 5,268 |
1 Emissions from combustion of waste materials derived from petroleum and 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.
Note: Sum of data in columns and rows may not equal the totals because of independent rounding.
Source: Monthly Energy Review, April 2019, preliminary data
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