Chevron is estimated to be the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in U.S. history, having produced almost 58 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) between 1854 and 2022. ExxonMobil followed closely, with approximately 55 GtCO₂e emitted during the same time frame.
Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of fossil fuel producers in the United States between 1854 and 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Total emissions include direct production-linked operational emissions (Scope 1) and emissions from the combustion of market products (Scope 3 category 11: Use of Sold Products).
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InfluenceMap. (April 10, 2024). Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of fossil fuel producers in the United States between 1854 and 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464058/cumulative-ghg-companies-in-the-united-states/
InfluenceMap. "Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of fossil fuel producers in the United States between 1854 and 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464058/cumulative-ghg-companies-in-the-united-states/
InfluenceMap. (2024). Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of fossil fuel producers in the United States between 1854 and 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464058/cumulative-ghg-companies-in-the-united-states/
InfluenceMap. "Total Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions of Fossil Fuel Producers in The United States between 1854 and 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464058/cumulative-ghg-companies-in-the-united-states/
InfluenceMap, Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of fossil fuel producers in the United States between 1854 and 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464058/cumulative-ghg-companies-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of fossil fuel producers in the United States between 1854 and 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], InfluenceMap, April 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1464058/cumulative-ghg-companies-in-the-united-states/
