Natural gas — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Natural gas — Emissions was 0.3454 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3454 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 23 groups
All-time high
0.7313 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.2889 kt
in 2012
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Natural gas — Emissions in United States of America, 2002–2023

00.20.40.60.82002201220232002: 0.455 kt2003: 0.475 kt2004: 0.463 kt2005: 0.428 kt2006: 0.714 kt2007: 0.73 kt2008: 0.731 kt2009: 0.719 kt2010: 0.347 kt2011: 0.304 kt2012: 0.289 kt2013: 0.296 kt2014: 0.296 kt2015: 0.337 kt2016: 0.347 kt2017: 0.35 kt2018: 0.347 kt2019: 0.345 kt2020: 0.345 kt2021: 0.345 kt2022: 0.345 kt2023: 0.345 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for natural gas — emissions in United States of America is 0.3454 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in United States of America peaked at 0.7313 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2889 kt, in 2012.

United States of America ranks 11th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Natural gas — Emissions in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Natural gas — Emissions (CH4) in United States of America, 2002 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2002 0.4547 kt
2003 0.4748 kt +4.4%
2004 0.4627 kt -2.5%
2005 0.4276 kt -7.6%
2006 0.7142 kt +67.0%
2007 0.7303 kt +2.3%
2008 0.7313 kt +0.1%
2009 0.7186 kt -1.7%
2010 0.3472 kt -51.7%
2011 0.3042 kt -12.4%
2012 0.2889 kt -5.0%
2013 0.2957 kt +2.4%
2014 0.2956 kt -0.0%
2015 0.3371 kt +14.0%
2016 0.3471 kt +3.0%
2017 0.3505 kt +1.0%
2018 0.3473 kt -0.9%
2019 0.3454 kt -0.5%
2020 0.3454 kt +0.0%
2021 0.3454 kt +0.0%
2022 0.3454 kt +0.0%
2023 0.3454 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5893 kt 0.4276 kt 0.7313 kt 8
2010s 0.3259 kt 0.2889 kt 0.3505 kt 10
2020s 0.3454 kt 0.3454 kt 0.3454 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 8 China 0.0447 kt compare
  2. 9 China, mainland 0.0437 kt compare
  3. 10 France 0.0391 kt compare
  4. 11 Azerbaijan 0.0361 kt compare
  5. 12 Uzbekistan 0.032 kt compare
  6. 13 India 0.0309 kt compare
  7. 14 Belarus 0.026 kt compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is natural gas — emissions in United States of America?
Natural gas — emissions in United States of America was 0.3454 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest natural gas — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.7313 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2889 kt in 2012.
How does United States of America rank for natural gas — emissions?
United States of America ranks 11th out of 23 groups with data for 2023.
Is natural gas — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural gas — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Natural gas — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 2,339 data points, 1990–2023
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