Oil and gas systems and chemical manufacturing are the two biggest contributors to annual U.S. direct industrial emissions. In 2023, oil and gas systems were responsible for 356 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e), while chemical manufacturing emitted 344 MtCO₂e. In total, these seven industrial subsectors produced nearly 1.1 GtCO₂e in 2023.
Direct industrial emissions in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by key subsector
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Canary Media. (May 23, 2024). Direct industrial emissions in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by key subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475447/direct-industrial-emissions-us-by-key-sector/
Canary Media. "Direct industrial emissions in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by key subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475447/direct-industrial-emissions-us-by-key-sector/
Canary Media. (2024). Direct industrial emissions in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by key subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475447/direct-industrial-emissions-us-by-key-sector/
Canary Media. "Direct Industrial Emissions in The United States from 2005 to 2023, by Key Subsector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475447/direct-industrial-emissions-us-by-key-sector/
Canary Media, Direct industrial emissions in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by key subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475447/direct-industrial-emissions-us-by-key-sector/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Direct industrial emissions in the United States from 2005 to 2023, by key subsector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Canary Media, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1475447/direct-industrial-emissions-us-by-key-sector/
