In 2022, total gross greenhouse gas emissions in the United States were 6.34 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e). Although this was the second consecutive year that U.S. GHG emissions increased, they remained below pre-COVID 19 levels.
The U.S. has set the target of achieving a 50 to 52 percent reduction in economy-wide emissions by 2030, relative to 2005 levels. As of 2022, gross GHG emissions were 15.4 percent lower than they were in 2005.
Annual total gross greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 11, 2024). Annual total gross greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/517376/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual total gross greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517376/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2024). Annual total gross greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/517376/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Annual Total Gross Greenhouse Gas Emissions in The United States from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517376/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
Environmental Protection Agency, Annual total gross greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/517376/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual total gross greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, April 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/517376/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
