U.S. energy sector methane (CH₄) emissions were equivalent to 282 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e) in 2022. This accounted for nearly 40 percent of total methane emissions in the U.S. that year. Despite this, energy sector methane emissions have decreased by more than 30 percent since 1990. By comparison, methane emissions from agricultural activities have increased by roughly 15 percent.
Methane (CH4) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by sector
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 11, 2024). Methane (CH4) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381403/us-methane-ch4-emissions-by-sector/
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Methane (CH4) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, April 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1381403/us-methane-ch4-emissions-by-sector/
