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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)

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

U.S. sulfur dioxide emissions 1970-2016

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