Methane emissions in metric tons generated by fugitive emissions in the United States

10,700,000 is the present methane emissions in metric tons generated by fugitive emissions value in the United States, reflecting an increase of 300,000 (2.9%) since 2021.

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Source:

PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions

Data availability:

Regions:

200

Date range: 1750 to 2022

Points:

54,600

Measure:

Metric Tons

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(2022)

Nitrous oxide by waste

87,000

+1,200

(2022)

Hydrofluorocarbons by industrial processes

167,000,000

-2,000,000

(2022)

CO2 equivalent by waste

158,000,000

+2,000,000

(2022)

PM2.5 population exposured

3.3%

+0%

(2017)

Perfluorocarbons by industrial processes

3,700,000

-220,000

(2022)

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United States Methane emissions by fugitive emissions between 1903 and 2022

Period	Methane emissions by fugitive emissions	Change
2022	10,700,000	+300,000
2021	10,400,000	-300,000
2020	10,700,000	-800,000
2019	11,500,000	-300,000
2018	11,800,000	+200,000
2017	11,600,000	+400,000
2016	11,200,000	-1,000,000
2015	12,200,000	-300,000
2014	12,500,000	0
2013	12,500,000	+400,000
2012	12,100,000	-500,000
2011	12,600,000	-300,000
2010	12,900,000	0
2009	12,900,000	-300,000
2008	13,200,000	+700,000
2007	12,500,000	-100,000
2006	12,600,000	+400,000
2005	12,200,000	-200,000
2004	12,400,000	+200,000
2003	12,200,000	0
2002	12,200,000	-400,000
2001	12,600,000	+100,000
2000	12,500,000	0
1999	12,500,000	-400,000
1998	12,900,000	-200,000
1997	13,100,000	0
1996	13,100,000	-100,000
1995	13,200,000	-200,000
1994	13,400,000	+100,000
1993	13,300,000	-500,000
1992	13,800,000	-100,000
1991	13,900,000	0
1990	13,900,000	+300,000
1989	13,600,000	+100,000
1988	13,500,000	+200,000
1987	13,300,000	+200,000
1986	13,100,000	-200,000
1985	13,300,000	0
1984	13,300,000	+300,000
1983	13,000,000	-900,000
1982	13,900,000	-200,000
1981	14,100,000	-400,000
1980	14,500,000	+200,000
1979	14,300,000	+1,000,000
1978	13,300,000	-200,000
1977	13,500,000	-100,000
1976	13,600,000	0
1975	13,600,000	-400,000
1974	14,000,000	-500,000
1973	14,500,000	0
1972	14,500,000	+300,000
1971	14,200,000	-400,000
1970	14,600,000	+100,000
1969	14,500,000	+900,000
1968	13,600,000	+600,000
1967	13,000,000	+500,000
1966	12,500,000	+700,000
1965	11,800,000	+600,000
1964	11,200,000	+500,000
1963	10,700,000	+500,000
1962	10,200,000	+450,000
1961	9,750,000	+50,000
1960	9,700,000	+290,000
1959	9,410,000	+340,000
1958	9,070,000	-180,000
1957	9,250,000	0
1956	9,250,000	+450,000
1955	8,800,000	+810,000
1954	7,990,000	-340,000
1953	8,330,000	+230,000
1952	8,100,000	-210,000
1951	8,310,000	+250,000
1950	8,060,000	+1,100,000
1949	6,960,000	-1,390,000
1948	8,350,000	+290,000
1947	8,060,000	+750,000
1946	7,310,000	-380,000
1945	7,690,000	-330,000
1944	8,020,000	+560,000
1943	7,460,000	+230,000
1942	7,230,000	+550,000
1941	6,680,000	+550,000
1940	6,130,000	+680,000
1939	5,450,000	+520,000
1938	4,930,000	-950,000
1937	5,880,000	+230,000
1936	5,650,000	+730,000
1935	4,920,000	+170,000
1934	4,750,000	+300,000
1933	4,450,000	+300,000
1932	4,150,000	-760,000
1931	4,910,000	-880,000
1930	5,790,000	-730,000
1929	6,520,000	+430,000
1928	6,090,000	-120,000
1927	6,210,000	-200,000
1926	6,410,000	+520,000
1925	5,890,000	+150,000
1924	5,740,000	-700,000
1923	6,440,000	+1,580,000
1922	4,860,000	+20,000
1921	4,840,000	-1,120,000
1920	5,960,000	+880,000
1919	5,080,000	-960,000
1918	6,040,000	+270,000
1917	5,770,000	+520,000
1916	5,250,000	+520,000
1915	4,730,000	+170,000
1914	4,560,000	-440,000
1913	5,000,000	+340,000
1912	4,660,000	+300,000
1911	4,360,000	-50,000
1910	4,410,000	+360,000
1909	4,050,000	+400,000
1908	3,650,000	-540,000
1907	4,190,000	+580,000
1906	3,610,000	+180,000
1905	3,430,000	+360,000
1904	3,070,000	-50,000
1903	3,120,000