Ember · Energy

United States: Power sector emissions

1737.42Mt CO2e · 2025-15.7% since 2015

Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for United States from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20251,737.423
20241,685.316
20231,671.363
20221,759.282
20211,760.219
20201,664.698
20191,827.387
20181,943.766
20171,900.804
20161,975.898
20152,062.187
20142,168.654
20132,163.628
20122,152.948
20112,251.059
20102,348.401
20092,226.086
20082,428.919
20072,479.231
20062,409.771
20052,438.706
20042,380.82
20032,345.886
20022,309.075
20012,273.398
20002,309.837

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Cite or download

Ember (2026). Power sector emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-power-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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