The data shows the average volume of direct greenhouse gas emissions per reporting facility in the U.S. in 2016, by sector. During this year, power plants facilities emitted an average of 1.34 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.
Power plants | 1.34 |
Refineries | 1.24 |
Fluorinated chemicals | 0.49 |
Underground coal mines | 0.41 |
Non-fluorinated chemicals | 0.39 |
Minerals | 0.3 |
Metals | 0.29 |
Pulp and paper | 0.17 |
Oil and gas | 0.13 |
Electronics manufacturing | 0.12 |
Waste | 0.07 |
Electrical equipment production and use | 0.03 |
Other combustion | 0.08 |