Methane (CH₄) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States totaled 11.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2021. The residential sector was the biggest contributor to fossil fuel combustion-related CH₄ emissions that year, having released 4.6 MtCO₂e.
Methane (CH₄) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2021, by sector
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 13, 2023). Methane (CH₄) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2021, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521052/us-methane-emissions-from-fossil-fuel-combustion-by-source/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Methane (CH₄) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2021, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521052/us-methane-emissions-from-fossil-fuel-combustion-by-source/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Methane (CH₄) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2021, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521052/us-methane-emissions-from-fossil-fuel-combustion-by-source/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Methane (Ch₄) Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion in The United States in 2021, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521052/us-methane-emissions-from-fossil-fuel-combustion-by-source/
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Methane (CH₄) emissions from fossil fuel combustion in the United States in 2021, by sector (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, April 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521052/us-methane-emissions-from-fossil-fuel-combustion-by-source/