U.S. GHG facility emissions per reporter 2022

Refineries and power plants had the highest average greenhouse gas emissions per reporter in the United States in 2022. That year, 1,322 power plant facilities in the U.S. emitted 1.59 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e), averaging 1.19 MtCO₂e per reporter.

Average greenhouse gas emissions per reporter in the United States in 2022, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2022

Special properties

Direct emissions reported from more than 8,000 facilities and supplers*

Supplementary notes

*7,586 facilities in nine industry sectors reported direct emissions.
Reported direct emissions totaled 2.69 billion metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e).
975suppliers of fossil fuels and industrial gases reported; and 84 facilities reported injecting CO₂ underground.

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