Sulfur dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. fell 19 percent in 2020 to 1,023 million metric tons.
Sulfur dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020
(in 1,000 metric tons)
Characteristic
Sulfur dioxide emissions in thousand metric tons
2020
1,023
2019
1,267
2018
1,571
2017
1,657
2016
1,807
2015
2,548
2014
3,454
2013
3,609
2012
3,704
2011
4,845
2010
5,400
2009
5,970
2008
7,830
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000
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EIA. (October 29, 2021). Sulfur dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/574732/so2-emissions-from-conventional-chp-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. "Sulfur dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. October 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/574732/so2-emissions-from-conventional-chp-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. (2021). Sulfur dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/574732/so2-emissions-from-conventional-chp-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA. "Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Energy Consumption at Conventional Power and Combined Heat and Power (Chp) Plants in The U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/574732/so2-emissions-from-conventional-chp-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
EIA, Sulfur dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/574732/so2-emissions-from-conventional-chp-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/ (last visited April 05, 2025)
Sulfur dioxide emissions from energy consumption at conventional power and combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the U.S. from 2004 to 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], EIA, October 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/574732/so2-emissions-from-conventional-chp-power-plant-energy-consumption-in-the-us/
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