Description of Chart: Estimated U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector, including net sources and removals (sinks) from LULUCF, 2001-21

Stacked bar chart with 21 groups and 7 items per group.

Million metric tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent

Group 1, 2001.
Item 1, Commercial 1187.3.
Item 2, Residential 1158.2.
Item 3, Agriculture 656.2.
Item 4, U.S. territories 55.5.
Item 5, Industry 2317.
Item 6, Transportation 1879.2.
Item 7, LULUCF -842.6.
Group 2, 2002.
Item 1, Commercial 1186.8.
Item 2, Residential 1185.4.
Item 3, Agriculture 665.3.
Item 4, U.S. territories 54.6.
Item 5, Industry 2281.3.
Item 6, Transportation 1919.8.
Item 7, LULUCF -796.6.
Group 3, 2003.
Item 1, Commercial 1203.5.
Item 2, Residential 1215.
Item 3, Agriculture 661.6.
Item 4, U.S. territories 58.5.
Item 5, Industry 2285.9.
Item 6, Transportation 1928.1.
Item 7, LULUCF -828.1.
Group 4, 2004.
Item 1, Commercial 1220.8.
Item 2, Residential 1213.1.
Item 3, Agriculture 672.3.
Item 4, U.S. territories 60.6.
Item 5, Industry 2336.6.
Item 6, Transportation 1960.9.
Item 7, LULUCF -709.6.
Group 5, 2005.
Item 1, Commercial 1241.
Item 2, Residential 1247.5.
Item 3, Agriculture 668.5.
Item 4, U.S. territories 59.7.
Item 5, Industry 2289.9.
Item 6, Transportation 1970.9.
Item 7, LULUCF -781.1.
Group 6, 2006.
Item 1, Commercial 1222.9.
Item 2, Residential 1184.9.
Item 3, Agriculture 669.7.
Item 4, U.S. territories 58.
Item 5, Industry 2301.5.
Item 6, Transportation 1971.1.
Item 7, LULUCF -818.4.
Group 7, 2007.
Item 1, Commercial 1266.2.
Item 2, Residential 1238.5.
Item 3, Agriculture 693.2.
Item 4, U.S. territories 54.2.
Item 5, Industry 2287.
Item 6, Transportation 1972.4.
Item 7, LULUCF -774.1.
Group 8, 2008.
Item 1, Commercial 1260.
Item 2, Residential 1226.2.
Item 3, Agriculture 676.8.
Item 4, U.S. territories 43.8.
Item 5, Industry 2219.6.
Item 6, Transportation 1868.3.
Item 7, LULUCF -763.4.
Group 9, 2009.
Item 1, Commercial 1200.2.
Item 2, Residential 1160.1.
Item 3, Agriculture 673.9.
Item 4, U.S. territories 41.8.
Item 5, Industry 1971.1.
Item 6, Transportation 1793.7.
Item 7, LULUCF -720.5.
Group 10, 2010.
Item 1, Commercial 1222.4.
Item 2, Residential 1215.5.
Item 3, Agriculture 679.7.
Item 4, U.S. territories 36.5.
Item 5, Industry 2104.4.
Item 6, Transportation 1799.8.
Item 7, LULUCF -751.
Group 11, 2011.
Item 1, Commercial 1181.4.
Item 2, Residential 1158.4.
Item 3, Agriculture 672.1.
Item 4, U.S. territories 35.2.
Item 5, Industry 2093.4.
Item 6, Transportation 1766.7.
Item 7, LULUCF -791.2.
Group 12, 2012.
Item 1, Commercial 1124.1.
Item 2, Residential 1049.4.
Item 3, Agriculture 665.6.
Item 4, U.S. territories 34.2.
Item 5, Industry 2049.7.
Item 6, Transportation 1747.5.
Item 7, LULUCF -785.6.
Group 13, 2013.
Item 1, Commercial 1151.9.
Item 2, Residential 1110.6.
Item 3, Agriculture 687.2.
Item 4, U.S. territories 28.9.
Item 5, Industry 2112.1.
Item 6, Transportation 1751.
Item 7, LULUCF -749.2.
Group 14, 2014.
Item 1, Commercial 1163.6.
Item 2, Residential 1130.7.
Item 3, Agriculture 694.9.
Item 4, U.S. territories 29.1.
Item 5, Industry 2094.9.
Item 6, Transportation 1785.3.
Item 7, LULUCF -768.8.
Group 15, 2015.
Item 1, Commercial 1132.4.
Item 2, Residential 1052.3.
Item 3, Agriculture 688.7.
Item 4, U.S. territories 29.3.
Item 5, Industry 2041.1.
Item 6, Transportation 1793.5.
Item 7, LULUCF -671.9.
Group 16, 2016.
Item 1, Commercial 1086.8.
Item 2, Residential 998.
Item 3, Agriculture 682.4.
Item 4, U.S. territories 27.
Item 5, Industry 1955.9.
Item 6, Transportation 1828.4.
Item 7, LULUCF -815.3.
Group 17, 2017.
Item 1, Commercial 1060.4.
Item 2, Residential 962.3.
Item 3, Agriculture 693.
Item 4, U.S. territories 26.3.
Item 5, Industry 1973.9.
Item 6, Transportation 1846.
Item 7, LULUCF -774.2.
Group 18, 2018.
Item 1, Commercial 1074.5.
Item 2, Residential 1034.9.
Item 3, Agriculture 709.8.
Item 4, U.S. territories 26.3.
Item 5, Industry 2033.2.
Item 6, Transportation 1876.2.
Item 7, LULUCF -765.1.
Group 19, 2019.
Item 1, Commercial 1029.7.
Item 2, Residential 982.
Item 3, Agriculture 690.7.
Item 4, U.S. territories 25.1.
Item 5, Industry 2011.2.
Item 6, Transportation 1879.2.
Item 7, LULUCF -704.
Group 20, 2020.
Item 1, Commercial 930.5.
Item 2, Residential 918.3.
Item 3, Agriculture 671.5.
Item 4, U.S. territories 23.6.
Item 5, Industry 1852.9.
Item 6, Transportation 1629.2.
Item 7, LULUCF -776.2.
Group 21, 2021.
Item 1, Commercial 972.2.
Item 2, Residential 953.8.
Item 3, Agriculture 671.5.
Item 4, U.S. territories 24.1.
Item 5, Industry 1909.2.
Item 6, Transportation 1809.5.
Item 7, LULUCF -754.2.

Note: Emissions from electric power are allocated based on aggregate electricity use in each end-use sector. Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF) includes carbon stock changes and the net of all LULUCF methane and nitrous oxide emissions.

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, April 2023: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2021, table ES-6 (extended data file).