The United States currently reports a perfluorocarbons in metric tons total of 3,700,000, a decrease of 220,000 (-5.6%) from 2021.
Perfluorocarbons in metric tons total in the United States
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Data availability:
Regions:
104
Date range: 1750 to 2022
Points:
28,388
Measure:
Metric Tons
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Perfluorocarbons emissions
More indicators for the United States
Hydrofluorocarbons by industrial processes
167,000,000
2,000,000
(2022)
Sulfur hexafluoride by industrial processes
328
13
(2022)
Nitrogen trifluoride by industrial processes
37
3
(2022)
Nitrous oxide by waste
87,000
1,200
(2022)
Methane by waste
5,270,000
40,000
(2022)
Fluorinated gases by industrial processes
179,000,000
3,000,000
(2022)
United States Perfluorocarbons emissions between 1903 and 2022
| Period | Perfluorocarbons emissions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,700,000 | 220,000 |
| 2021 | 3,920,000 | 400,000 |
| 2020 | 4,320,000 | 90,000 |
| 2019 | 4,410,000 | 290,000 |
| 2018 | 4,700,000 | 540,000 |
| 2017 | 4,160,000 | 270,000 |
| 2016 | 4,430,000 | 810,000 |
| 2015 | 5,240,000 | 550,000 |
| 2014 | 5,790,000 | 370,000 |
| 2013 | 6,160,000 | 280,000 |
| 2012 | 6,440,000 | 910,000 |
| 2011 | 7,350,000 | 2,580,000 |
| 2010 | 4,770,000 | 480,000 |
| 2009 | 4,290,000 | 2,080,000 |
| 2008 | 6,370,000 | 1,630,000 |
| 2007 | 8,000,000 | 1,470,000 |
| 2006 | 6,530,000 | 190,000 |
| 2005 | 6,720,000 | 120,000 |
| 2004 | 6,840,000 | 1,350,000 |
| 2003 | 8,190,000 | 2,110,000 |
| 2002 | 10,300,000 | 2,050,000 |
| 2001 | 8,250,000 | 7,650,000 |
| 2000 | 15,900,000 | 1,000,000 |
| 1999 | 16,900,000 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16,900,000 | 1,300,000 |
| 1997 | 18,200,000 | 1,600,000 |
| 1996 | 19,800,000 | 1,200,000 |
| 1995 | 18,600,000 | 600,000 |
| 1994 | 18,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 1993 | 19,500,000 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19,500,000 | 1,400,000 |
| 1991 | 20,900,000 | 3,400,000 |
| 1990 | 24,300,000 | 400,000 |
| 1989 | 24,700,000 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24,700,000 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24,700,000 | 100,000 |
| 1986 | 24,800,000 | 100,000 |
| 1985 | 24,900,000 | 100,000 |
| 1984 | 25,000,000 | 100,000 |
| 1983 | 25,100,000 | 0 |
| 1982 | 25,100,000 | 0 |
| 1981 | 25,100,000 | 100,000 |
| 1980 | 25,000,000 | 300,000 |
| 1979 | 24,700,000 | 200,000 |
| 1978 | 24,500,000 | 300,000 |
| 1977 | 24,200,000 | 400,000 |
| 1976 | 23,800,000 | 400,000 |
| 1975 | 23,400,000 | 400,000 |
| 1974 | 23,000,000 | 500,000 |
| 1973 | 22,500,000 | 400,000 |
| 1972 | 22,100,000 | 500,000 |
| 1971 | 21,600,000 | 500,000 |
| 1970 | 21,100,000 | 500,000 |
| 1969 | 20,600,000 | 600,000 |
| 1968 | 20,000,000 | 800,000 |
| 1967 | 19,200,000 | 800,000 |
| 1966 | 18,400,000 | 900,000 |
| 1965 | 17,500,000 | 900,000 |
| 1964 | 16,600,000 | 900,000 |
| 1963 | 15,700,000 | 800,000 |
| 1962 | 14,900,000 | 800,000 |
| 1961 | 14,100,000 | 600,000 |
| 1960 | 13,500,000 | 600,000 |
| 1959 | 12,900,000 | 600,000 |
| 1958 | 12,300,000 | 600,000 |
| 1957 | 11,700,000 | 600,000 |
| 1956 | 11,100,000 | 500,000 |
| 1955 | 10,600,000 | 600,000 |
| 1954 | 10,000,000 | 460,000 |
| 1953 | 9,540,000 | 460,000 |
| 1952 | 9,080,000 | 430,000 |
| 1951 | 8,650,000 | 390,000 |
| 1950 | 8,260,000 | 360,000 |
| 1949 | 7,900,000 | 330,000 |
| 1948 | 7,570,000 | 320,000 |
| 1947 | 7,250,000 | 290,000 |
| 1946 | 6,960,000 | 270,000 |
| 1945 | 6,690,000 | 260,000 |
| 1944 | 6,430,000 | 250,000 |
| 1943 | 6,180,000 | 240,000 |
| 1942 | 5,940,000 | 230,000 |
| 1941 | 5,710,000 | 220,000 |
| 1940 | 5,490,000 | 220,000 |
| 1939 | 5,270,000 | 220,000 |
| 1938 | 5,050,000 | 210,000 |
| 1937 | 4,840,000 | 210,000 |
| 1936 | 4,630,000 | 210,000 |
| 1935 | 4,420,000 | 220,000 |
| 1934 | 4,200,000 | 220,000 |
| 1933 | 3,980,000 | 220,000 |
| 1932 | 3,760,000 | 230,000 |
| 1931 | 3,530,000 | 240,000 |
| 1930 | 3,290,000 | 280,000 |
| 1929 | 3,010,000 | 330,000 |
| 1928 | 2,680,000 | 360,000 |
| 1927 | 2,320,000 | 380,000 |
| 1926 | 1,940,000 | 380,000 |
| 1925 | 1,560,000 | 350,000 |
| 1924 | 1,210,000 | 316,000 |
| 1923 | 894,000 | 252,000 |
| 1922 | 642,000 | 173,000 |
| 1921 | 469,000 | 75,000 |
| 1920 | 394,000 | 18,000 |
| 1919 | 376,000 | 18,000 |
| 1918 | 358,000 | 17,000 |
| 1917 | 341,000 | 16,000 |
| 1916 | 325,000 | 16,000 |
| 1915 | 309,000 | 15,000 |
| 1914 | 294,000 | 14,000 |
| 1913 | 280,000 | 13,000 |
| 1912 | 267,000 | 13,000 |
| 1911 | 254,000 | 11,000 |
| 1910 | 243,000 | 11,000 |
| 1909 | 232,000 | 10,000 |
| 1908 | 222,000 | 9,000 |
| 1907 | 213,000 | 8,000 |
| 1906 | 205,000 | 8,000 |
| 1905 | 197,000 | 8,000 |
| 1904 | 189,000 | 9,000 |
| 1903 | 180,000 |