Carbon dioxide equivalent in metric tons generated by waste in the United States

In the United States, the carbon dioxide equivalent in metric tons generated by waste stands at 158,000,000, reflecting an increase of 2,000,000 (1.3%) compared to 2021.

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PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions

Data availability:

Regions:

205

Date range: 1750 to 2022

Points:

55,965

Measure:

Metric Tons

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PM2.5 population exposured

3.3%

+0%

(2017)

Carbon dioxide by waste

Greenhouse gas emissions

6,380,000,000

+50,000,000

(2022)

Nitrous oxide by waste

87,000

+1,200

(2022)

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United States Carbon dioxide equivalent by waste between 1903 and 2022

Period	Value	Change
2022	158,000,000	+2,000,000
2021	156,000,000	-2,000,000
2020	158,000,000	-4,000,000
2019	162,000,000	+2,000,000
2018	160,000,000	+2,000,000
2017	158,000,000	+3,000,000
2016	155,000,000	-3,000,000
2015	158,000,000	-1,000,000
2014	159,000,000	0
2013	159,000,000	-3,000,000
2012	162,000,000	+2,000,000
2011	160,000,000	-8,000,000
2010	168,000,000	+1,000,000
2009	167,000,000	-3,000,000
2008	170,000,000	-2,000,000
2007	172,000,000	-2,000,000
2006	174,000,000	-2,000,000
2005	176,000,000	-2,000,000
2004	178,000,000	-2,000,000
2003	180,000,000	+2,000,000
2002	178,000,000	-1,000,000
2001	179,000,000	-4,000,000
2000	183,000,000	-3,000,000
1999	186,000,000	-6,000,000
1998	192,000,000	-8,000,000
1997	200,000,000	-9,000,000
1996	209,000,000	-3,000,000
1995	212,000,000	-5,000,000
1994	217,000,000	+1,000,000
1993	216,000,000	-2,000,000
1992	218,000,000	+1,000,000
1991	217,000,000	+3,000,000
1990	214,000,000	-7,000,000
1989	221,000,000	+1,000,000
1988	220,000,000	0
1987	220,000,000	+2,000,000
1986	218,000,000	+1,000,000
1985	217,000,000	0
1984	217,000,000	+1,000,000
1983	216,000,000	+1,000,000
1982	215,000,000	+1,000,000
1981	214,000,000	+1,000,000
1980	213,000,000	+1,000,000
1979	212,000,000	+2,000,000
1978	210,000,000	+2,000,000
1977	208,000,000	+2,000,000
1976	206,000,000	+3,000,000
1975	203,000,000	+2,000,000
1974	201,000,000	+1,000,000
1973	200,000,000	+1,000,000
1972	199,000,000	+2,000,000
1971	197,000,000	+14,000,000
1970	183,000,000	-9,000,000
1969	192,000,000	+10,000,000
1968	182,000,000	+9,000,000
1967	173,000,000	+9,000,000
1966	164,000,000	+9,000,000
1965	155,000,000	+9,000,000
1964	146,000,000	+9,000,000
1963	137,000,000	+8,000,000
1962	129,000,000	+8,000,000
1961	121,000,000	+8,000,000
1960	113,000,000	+8,000,000
1959	105,000,000	+6,700,000
1958	98,300,000	+7,000,000
1957	91,300,000	+6,600,000
1956	84,700,000	+6,300,000
1955	78,400,000	+6,000,000
1954	72,400,000	+5,800,000
1953	66,600,000	+5,400,000
1952	61,200,000	+5,100,000
1951	56,100,000	+4,900,000
1950	51,200,000	+4,900,000
1949	46,300,000	+4,700,000
1948	41,600,000	+4,600,000
1947	37,000,000	+4,500,000
1946	32,500,000	+4,200,000
1945	28,300,000	+4,000,000
1944	24,300,000	+3,600,000
1943	20,700,000	+3,400,000
1942	17,300,000	+3,200,000
1941	14,100,000	+2,900,000
1940	11,200,000	+200,000
1939	11,000,000	+100,000
1938	10,900,000	0
1937	10,900,000	+100,000
1936	10,800,000	+100,000
1935	10,700,000	+100,000
1934	10,600,000	+100,000
1933	10,500,000	0
1932	10,500,000	+100,000
1931	10,400,000	+100,000
1930	10,300,000	+100,000
1929	10,200,000	+200,000
1928	10,000,000	+110,000
1927	9,890,000	+140,000
1926	9,750,000	+140,000
1925	9,610,000	+150,000
1924	9,460,000	+140,000
1923	9,320,000	+140,000
1922	9,180,000	+140,000
1921	9,040,000	+140,000
1920	8,900,000	+130,000
1919	8,770,000	+120,000
1918	8,650,000	+120,000
1917	8,530,000	+130,000
1916	8,400,000	+120,000
1915	8,280,000	+130,000
1914	8,150,000	+120,000
1913	8,030,000	+120,000
1912	7,910,000	+130,000
1911	7,780,000	+120,000
1910	7,660,000	+130,000
1909	7,530,000	+130,000
1908	7,400,000	+140,000
1907	7,260,000	+130,000
1906	7,130,000	+130,000
1905	7,000,000	+140,000
1904	6,860,000	+130,000
1903	6,730,000