Estimated U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector, with electricity-related emissions distributed, 2022

Total estimated U.S. emissions in 2022 = 6343.2 million metric tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent (MMT CO2 Eq.)
Pie chart with 6 items.

Item 1, Commercial 15.8%; 1002.6 MMT CO2 Eq.
Item 2, Residential 15.3%; 973.5 MMT CO2 Eq.
Item 3 (exploded), Agriculture 10.5%; 663.6 MMT CO2 Eq.
Item 4, U.S. territories .4%; 22.7 MMT CO2 Eq.
Item 5, Industry 29.5%; 1872.9 MMT CO2 Eq.
Item 6, Transportation 28.5%; 1807.8 MMT CO2 Eq.

A bar charts shows Agriculture detail:
Total estimated U.S. agriculture emissions in 2022 = 663.6 million metric tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent
Bar chart with 4 items.

Item 1, Direct CO2 (carbon dioxide) value of 47.9 MMT CO2 Eq.
Item 2, Direct CH4 (methane) value of 277 MMT CO2 Eq.
Item 3, Direct N2O (nitrous oxide) value of 309.1 MMT CO2 Eq.
Item 4, Indirect electricity-related value of 29.7 MMT CO2 Eq.

Note: Emissions from electric power are allocated based on aggregate electricity use in each end-use sector. Components may not sum to totals because of independent rounding.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, April 2024: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2022, table 2-12.