Transportation was the largest source of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from fossil fuel combustion in the U.S. in 2022, having produced 1.75 billion metric tons of (GtCO₂). Electric generation followed, with 1.53 GtCO₂ that year.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2022, by sector
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 11, 2024). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2024). Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion in The United States in 2022, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency, Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, April 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/524216/us-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-sector/
