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5-1 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Use: 1985-2010

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

5-1 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy Use: 1985-2010

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Million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)

Year Residential Commercial Industrial Transportation
1985 909 704 1,566 1,421
1986 905 711 1,520 1,472
1987 934 736 1,575 1,519
1988 982 772 1,648 1,579
1989 1,005 794 1,677 1,591
1990 963 793 1,695 1,588
1991 980 794 1,653 1,568
1992 981 796 1,724 1,592
1993 1,040 819 1,715 1,611
1994 1,032 833 1,745 1,647
1995 1,039 851 1,743 1,681
1996 1,099 883 1,795 1,725
1997 1,090 926 1,815 1,744
1998 1,097 947 1,796 1,782
1999 1,122 960 1,772 1,828
2000 1,185 1,022 1,788 1,872
2001 1,172 1,027 1,709 1,852
2002 1,204 1,027 1,686 1,892
2003 1,230 1,036 1,692 1,899
2004 1,228 1,054 1,731 1,962
2005 1,261 1,069 1,675 1,991
2006 1,192 1,043 1,661 2,022
2007 1,242 1,079 1,662 2,040
2008 1,229 1,074 1,598 1,937
2009 1,159 1,008 1,401 1,857
2010 1,231 1,035 1,491 1,881

Notes: Electric power sector emissions are distributed across sectors. Data for 2008 and 2009 are revised.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), Energy Information Administration (EIA), Monthly Energy Review, Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Energy Consumption, tables 12.2 to 12.5, available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/environ.html as of August 2011.