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Transportation’s GHGEs by Gas: 2022

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This pie chart shows greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Carbon dioxide was the largest contributor to GHG emissions contributing 97.3 percent of emissions. Hydrofluorocarbon contributed 1.6 percent. The other sources contributed less than 1 percent of emissions.

Dataset Excel:

F6-17 Transportation’s GHGE by Gas.xlsx (25.55 KB)

Notes:

The data for the transportation sector includes only fossil and renewable fuels consumed directly. The data for nontransportation includes the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors, which include only fossil fuels consumed directly, and electric utilities, which includes all fuels (fossil, nuclear, geothermal, hydro, and other renewables) used by electric utilities. Most renewable fuels are not included. Totals may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

Description:

This bar chart is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2022, table 2-12, available at www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/ as of August 2024.

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