The commercial sector in the United States was responsible for 761 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) from energy consumption in 2024. The majority of the commercial sector's total CO₂ emissions are associated with indirect emissions, attributed to the sector based on its share of total purchased electricity. In terms of direct use emissions, the commercial sector emitted 244 MtCO₂ in 2024.
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in the commercial sector in the United States from 1990 to 2024
(in million metric tons)
Figures include the commercial sector's share of electric power CO₂ emissions. Emissions from energy consumption (for electricity and a small amount of useful thermal output) in the electric power sector are allocated to the end-use sectors in proportion to each sector's share of total electricity sales to ultimate customers.
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EIA. (April 24, 2025). Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in the commercial sector in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/790977/commercial-co2-energy-emissions-in-the-us/
EIA. "Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in the commercial sector in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790977/commercial-co2-energy-emissions-in-the-us/
EIA. (2025). Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in the commercial sector in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/790977/commercial-co2-energy-emissions-in-the-us/
EIA. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Consumption in The Commercial Sector in The United States from 1990 to 2024 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790977/commercial-co2-energy-emissions-in-the-us/
EIA, Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in the commercial sector in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/790977/commercial-co2-energy-emissions-in-the-us/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption in the commercial sector in the United States from 1990 to 2024 (in million metric tons) [Graph], EIA, April 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/790977/commercial-co2-energy-emissions-in-the-us/
