Commercial passenger flights departing in the United States produced 179 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2019, with the majority emitted by domestic flights. Overall, emissions from commercial passenger flights increased by 19 percent between 2013 and 2019. The U.S. is the world's largest producer of aviation emissions.
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Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019
(in million metric tons)
Figures include American Samoa, Guam, Johnston Island, Kingman’s Reef, Midway, Palmyra, Puerto Rico, Saipan (Mariana Islands), Wake Island, Virgin Islands. Figures prior to 2019 were taken from previous reports.
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ICCT. (February 4, 2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
ICCT. "Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
ICCT. (2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
ICCT. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Domestic and International Commercial Flights Departing from The United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
ICCT, Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Carbon dioxide emissions from domestic and international commercial flights departing from the United States in 2013, 2018, and 2019 (in million metric tons) [Graph], ICCT, February 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234615/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-us/
