The current methane emissions in metric tons generated by fugitive emissions in the United States is 10,700,000, which has increased by 300,000 (2.9%) since 2021.
Methane emissions in metric tons generated by fugitive emissions in the United States
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Data availability:
Regions:
200
Date range: 1750 to 2022
Points:
54,600
Measure:
Metric Tons
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Methane emissions by fugitive emissions
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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 |