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U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by sector 1990-2016

Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States in 2016, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents)

The data displays the greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016, broken down by sector. In 2016, the energy sector contributed to approx. 5.5 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the country.

1990 5340.2 489.2 340.5 199.3
2005 6295.7 520 354.2 156.4
2010 5845.2 582.3 365.2 200
2011 5721.8 541.9 382.2 200.5
2012 5527.6 519.8 361.6 140.4
2013 5691.1 543.1 364.7 136.7
2014 5739.1 539.8 380.2 136.5
2015 5596 566.9 378.8 135.6
2016 5476.4 562.6 375.7 131.5