Methane emissions in metric tons generated by fuel combustion in the United States

The methane emissions in metric tons generated by fuel combustion in the United States has reached 418,000, signifying a 6,000 (1.5%) increase compared to 2021.

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PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions

Data availability:

Regions:

202

Date range: 1750 to 2022

Points:

55,146

Measure:

Metric Tons

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United States Methane emissions by fuel combustion between 1903 and 2022

Period	Methane emissions by fuel combustion	Change
2022	418,000	+6,000
2021	412,000	+7,000
2020	405,000	-49,000
2019	454,000	+8,000
2018	446,000	+34,000
2017	412,000	-12,000
2016	424,000	-26,000
2015	450,000	-18,000
2014	468,000	0
2013	468,000	+43,000
2012	425,000	-37,000
2011	462,000	-7,000
2010	469,000	+17,000
2009	452,000	-6,000
2008	458,000	0
2007	458,000	+9,000
2006	449,000	-22,000
2005	471,000	-5,000
2004	476,000	+1,000
2003	475,000	+3,000
2002	472,000	-5,000
2001	477,000	-30,000
2000	507,000	+8,000
1999	499,000	-16,000
1998	515,000	-35,000
1997	550,000	-39,000
1996	589,000	+9,000
1995	580,000	-1,000
1994	581,000	-8,000
1993	589,000	-26,000
1992	615,000	+13,000
1991	602,000	+1,000
1990	601,000	-9,000
1989	610,000	+24,000
1988	586,000	+5,000
1987	581,000	+20,000
1986	561,000	+1,000
1985	560,000	-9,000
1984	569,000	+8,000
1983	561,000	+20,000
1982	541,000	+2,000
1981	539,000	+5,000
1980	534,000	-39,000
1979	573,000	+27,000
1978	546,000	+21,000
1977	525,000	+1,000
1976	524,000	+21,000
1975	503,000	+12,000
1974	491,000	+11,000
1973	480,000	+2,000
1972	478,000	+9,000
1971	469,000	-7,000
1970	476,000	-16,000
1969	492,000	+6,000
1968	486,000	+11,000
1967	475,000	-6,000
1966	481,000	+5,000
1965	476,000	-6,000
1964	482,000	-13,000
1963	495,000	-7,000
1962	502,000	-4,000
1961	506,000	-17,000
1960	523,000	-3,000
1959	526,000	-17,000
1958	543,000	-2,000
1957	545,000	-29,000
1956	574,000	-8,000
1955	582,000	+4,000
1954	578,000	-20,000
1953	598,000	-30,000
1952	628,000	-26,000
1951	654,000	-18,000
1950	672,000	-9,000
1949	681,000	-19,000
1948	700,000	-11,000
1947	711,000	-2,000
1946	713,000	-29,000
1945	742,000	-24,000
1944	766,000	-2,000
1943	768,000	-13,000
1942	781,000	-10,000
1941	791,000	-6,000
1940	797,000	+8,000
1939	789,000	+3,000
1938	786,000	-35,000
1937	821,000	-3,000
1936	824,000	+10,000
1935	814,000	-5,000
1934	819,000	-4,000
1933	823,000	0
1932	823,000	-32,000
1931	855,000	-35,000
1930	890,000	-41,000
1929	931,000	-5,000
1928	936,000	-22,000
1927	958,000	-24,000
1926	982,000	-1,000
1925	983,000	-4,000
1924	987,000	-33,000
1923	1,020,000	+45,000
1922	975,000	-8,000
1921	983,000	-37,000
1920	1,020,000	+10,000
1919	1,010,000	-40,000
1918	1,050,000	-10,000
1917	1,060,000	0
1916	1,060,000	0
1915	1,060,000	0
1914	1,060,000	-30,000
1913	1,090,000	0
1912	1,090,000	0
1911	1,090,000	-10,000
1910	1,100,000	0
1909	1,100,000	0
1908	1,100,000	-30,000
1907	1,130,000	+10,000
1906	1,120,000	-10,000
1905	1,130,000	-10,000
1904	1,140,000	-30,000
1903	1,170,000