This statistic depicts the methane (CH4) emissions in the United States in 2015, and forecast figures for 2020 to 2050. In 2015, U.S. methane emissions reached around 25 million metric tons. By 2050, this figure is forecast to decrease to some 16 million metric tons.
Methane oxide emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050
(in million metric tons)
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MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. (March 21, 2019). Methane oxide emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1014158/methane-emissions-us/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. "Methane oxide emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1014158/methane-emissions-us/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. (2019). Methane oxide emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1014158/methane-emissions-us/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. "Methane Oxide Emissions in The United States from 2015 to 2050 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1014158/methane-emissions-us/
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Methane oxide emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1014158/methane-emissions-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Methane oxide emissions in the United States from 2015 to 2050 (in million metric tons) [Graph], MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, March 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1014158/methane-emissions-us/
