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U.S. sulfur dioxide emissions 1970-2016

Volume of sulfur dioxide emissions in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016 (in thousand tons)
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The data shows the volume of sulfur dioxides emissions in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016. In 2016, there was 2.71 million tons of sulfur dioxide emissions. Sulfur dioxides is a highly reactive gases, which largely comes from fossil fuel combustion and other industrial facilities.

1970 31218
1975 28044
1980 25926
1985 23307
1990 23077
1995 18619
2000 16347
2005 14546
2006 13123
2007 11699
2008 10324
2009 9089
2010 7732
2011 6479
2012 5120
2013 4955
2014 4803
2015 3801
2016 2709