Greenhouse gas emissions from residential and commercial buildings in the United States in 2017, by fuel
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Methane leakage (high)
Methane leakage (low)
Propane
Oil
Gas combustion
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The combustion of gas was the largest emitter of greenhouses gases from residential and commercial buildings in 2018, amounting to some *** million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, while high leakages of methane accounted for *** million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in the same year.
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Rocky Mountain Institute. (December 16, 2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from residential and commercial buildings in the United States in 2017, by fuel (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1091293/ghg-emissions-residential-commercial-buildings-us/
Rocky Mountain Institute. "Greenhouse gas emissions from residential and commercial buildings in the United States in 2017, by fuel (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. December 16, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1091293/ghg-emissions-residential-commercial-buildings-us/
Rocky Mountain Institute. (2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from residential and commercial buildings in the United States in 2017, by fuel (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/1091293/ghg-emissions-residential-commercial-buildings-us/
Rocky Mountain Institute. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Residential and Commercial Buildings in The United States in 2017, by Fuel (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Dec 2019, /statistics/1091293/ghg-emissions-residential-commercial-buildings-us/
Rocky Mountain Institute, Greenhouse gas emissions from residential and commercial buildings in the United States in 2017, by fuel (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1091293/ghg-emissions-residential-commercial-buildings-us/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Greenhouse gas emissions from residential and commercial buildings in the United States in 2017, by fuel (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Rocky Mountain Institute, December 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1091293/ghg-emissions-residential-commercial-buildings-us/
