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Transportation sector carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2024, by fuel type (in million metric tons)

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April 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2024

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Figures have been rounded.

Supplementary notes

*Excluding ethanol. 

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Transportation-related COâ‚‚ emissions in the United States 1990-2024, by fuel type

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Apr 28, 2025

The U.S. transportation sector produced one billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCOâ‚‚) from motor gasoline consumption in 2024. Emissions from motor gasoline have seen little change since 1990. By comparison, U.S. transportation emissions from diesel consumption have increased by more than 60 percent since 1990, to around 440 MCOâ‚‚ in 2024.

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