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Methane emissions in metric tons generated by chemical industry in the United States

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The current methane emissions in metric tons generated by chemical industry in the United States is 15,800, which has increased by 800 (5.3%) since 2021.

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Source:
PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions
Data availability:
Regions:
107
Date range: 1750 to 2022
Points:
29,209
Measure:
Metric Tons
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China
151,000
1,000
(2022)
Russia
22,400
3,400
(2022)
Germany
19,800
2,900
(2022)
Brazil
10,100
900
(2022)
Mexico
9,620
120
(2022)
Indonesia
4,390
40
(2022)
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0
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87,000
1,200
(2022)
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167,000,000
2,000,000
(2022)
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158,000,000
2,000,000
(2022)
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3.3%
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United States Methane emissions by chemical industry between 1903 and 2022
Period Methane emissions by chemical industry Change
2022 15,800 800
2021 15,000 2,500
2020 12,500 1,300
2019 13,800 1,200
2018 12,600 2,100
2017 10,500 100
2016 10,400 2,760
2015 7,640 2,200
2014 5,440 2,000
2013 3,440 530
2012 2,910 700
2011 2,210 80
2010 2,290 80
2009 2,370 50
2008 2,320 180
2007 2,500 130
2006 2,370 1,090
2005 3,460 3,740
2004 7,200 1,320
2003 8,520 140
2002 8,660 300
2001 8,360 3,740
2000 12,100 1,600
1999 13,700 600
1998 14,300 200
1997 14,500 800
1996 13,700 1,000
1995 12,700 600
1994 12,100 500
1993 11,600 2,410
1992 9,190 560
1991 9,750 150
1990 9,600 1,100
1989 8,500 640
1988 9,140 360
1987 8,780 770
1986 9,550 3,210
1985 6,340 670
1984 7,010 1,930
1983 8,940 1,850
1982 7,090 990
1981 8,080 120
1980 7,960 630
1979 8,590 140
1978 8,450 650
1977 7,800 190
1976 7,610 2,290
1975 5,320 330
1974 5,650 1,530
1973 7,180 920
1972 8,100 1,950
1971 6,150 160
1970 6,310 20
1969 6,330 150
1968 6,180 140
1967 6,040 150
1966 5,890 330
1965 5,560 350
1964 5,210 210
1963 5,000 160
1962 4,840 210
1961 4,630 130
1960 4,500 150
1959 4,350 200
1958 4,150 160
1957 3,990 40
1956 3,950 240
1955 3,710 340
1954 3,370 100
1953 3,270 210
1952 3,060 180
1951 2,880 240
1950 2,640 290
1949 2,350 130
1948 2,480 280
1947 2,200 200
1946 2,000 60
1945 1,940 110
1944 1,830 230
1943 1,600 130
1942 1,470 60
1941 1,530 80
1940 1,450 130
1939 1,320 60
1938 1,260 80
1937 1,340 170
1936 1,170 110
1935 1,060 83
1934 977 3
1933 974 94
1932 880 76
1931 956 74
1930 1,030 130
1929 1,160 110
1928 1,050 20
1927 1,030 130
1926 900 10
1925 890 41
1924 849 23
1923 872 136
1922 736 94
1921 642 41
1920 601 134
1919 467 52
1918 415 29
1917 386 37
1916 349 34
1915 315 16
1914 299 20
1913 279 46
1912 233 3
1911 230 11
1910 219 28
1909 191 4
1908 187 13
1907 174 43
1906 131 9
1905 140 18
1904 122 18
1903 104
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