From 1850 to 2021, the United States released methane emissions equivalent to 78 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e). More than 30 percent of U.S. cumulative methane emissions since 1850 have been released since 1990. In 2021 alone, annual methane emissions in the U.S. amounted to 793 MtCO2e.
Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in the United States from 1850 to 2021
(in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Includes methane emissions from fossil fuels, industry and agricultural sources.
Methane emissions are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), so are weighted for its 100-year global warming potential value.
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Statista. (February 13, 2023). Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in the United States from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382885/united-states-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in the United States from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382885/united-states-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. (2023). Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in the United States from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382885/united-states-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in The United States from 1850 to 2021 (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382885/united-states-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista, Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in the United States from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382885/united-states-cumulative-methane-emissions/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in the United States from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Statista, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382885/united-states-cumulative-methane-emissions/