This statistic shows the carbon content of fossil fuels by type. Coal has the highest carbon intensity of all fossil fuels, with 223 pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units.
Carbon content of fossil fuels by type
(in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units)
Characteristic
Content in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units
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BCG, & IGU, & Snam Rete Gas. (June 28, 2018). Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/
BCG, und IGU, und Snam Rete Gas. "Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units)." Chart. June 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/
BCG, IGU, Snam Rete Gas. (2018). Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/
BCG, and IGU, and Snam Rete Gas. "Carbon Content of Fossil Fuels by Type (in Pounds of Carbon Dioxide per Million British Thermal Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/
BCG & IGU & Snam Rete Gas, Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Carbon content of fossil fuels by type (in pounds of carbon dioxide per million British thermal units) [Graph], BCG, & IGU, & Snam Rete Gas, June 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/886942/fossil-fuels-carbon-content-by-type/
