What are U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by source and sector?
Total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were 5,140 million metric tons in 2017.
| Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by source and sector for the United States, 2017 (million metric tons) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Transportation | Electric power | Source total | |
| Coal | 0 | 2 | 109 | 0 | 1,207 | 1,318 |
| Natural gas | 243 | 174 | 509 | 40 | 506 | 1,472 |
| Petroleum | 60 | 59 | 342 | 1,858 | 19 | 2,338 |
| Other1 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Electricity2 | 653 | 639 | 448 | 4 | ||
| Sector total | 956 | 874 | 1,408 | 1,902 | 1,744 | 5,140 |
1 Emissions from combustion of waste materials derived from petroleum and from some types of geothermal power plants.
2 Electricity-related CO2 emissions based on electricity use for each sector and electric power emissions.
Sum of data in columns and rows may not equal the totals because of independent rounding.
Source: Monthly Energy Review, May 2018, preliminary data
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