From the Pacific Rim Energy and Environment Network

Table 5. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy and Industry, 1989-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

Fuel Type or Process

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Energy Consumption
Petroleum

606.6

591.1

576.8

587.1

590.4

603.5

599.5

620.8

Coal

479.7

481.4

475.7

478.1

494.4

495.6

498.2

523.7

Natural Gas

274.6

273.2

278.1

286.3

296.1

302.2

313.6

318.4

Geothermal

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

*

*

*

Total Energy Consumption

1,360.9

1,345.8

1,330.6

1,351.5

1,380.9

1,401.3

1,411.4

1,463.0

Adjustments to U.S. Energy
U.S. Territories

9.2

9.1

10.7

9.6

10.6

11.4

11.2

10.8

Total Adjustments

9.2

9.1

10.7

9.6

10.6

11.4

11.2

10.8

Other Sources
Cement Production

8.9

8.9

8.7

8.8

9.3

9.8

9.9

10.1

Other Industrial

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.7

Gas Flaring

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.9

2.9

3.7

3.4

Total Other Sources

18.6

18.8

18.8

18.9

20.1

20.8

22.1

22.1

Total

1,388.7

1,373.7

1,360.2

1,379.9

1,411.6

1,433.5

1,444.6

1,495.9


*Less than 0.05 million metric tons.
P = preliminary data.
Notes: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996). Emissions coefficients are annualized for coal, motor gasoline, liquefied petroleum gases, jet fuel, and crude oil. Includes emissions from bunker fuels. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: EIA estimates documented in this chapter and in Appendix A.


Table 6. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Fossil Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector, 1989-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

End Use

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Energy Consumption
Residential

267.6

253.1

257.2

255.9

271.6

268.3

269.7

286.8

Commercial

210.1

206.8

206.5

205.5

212.0

213.8

218.3

230.3

Industrial

450.4

453.8

442.4

458.8

458.2

467.0

464.9

476.9

Transportation

432.7

432.1

424.5

431.4

439.1

452.2

458.5

469.0

Total Energy

1,360.9

1,345.8

1,330.6

1,351.5

1,380.9

1,401.3

1,411.4

1,463.0

Electric Utilitya

484.0

477.0

473.7

472.9

490.3

494.0

493.7

516.8


aEstimates of additional carbon dioxide emissions from the use of flue gas desulfurization are included in Table 14.
P = preliminary data.
Notes: Includes energy from petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Electric utility emissions are distributed across consumption sectors. Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996). Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: EIA estimates documented in this chapter and in Appendix A.


Table 7. U.S. Carbon Sequestered by Nonfuel Use of Energy, 1989-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

End Use

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Industrial
Petroleum
Liquefied Petroleum Gases

16.0

16.2

18.6

18.7

18.2

20.9

21.4

22.9

Distillate Fuel

0.3

0.4

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

Residual Fuel

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

Asphalt and Road Oil

22.6

24.1

22.2

22.7

23.7

24.2

24.3

24.2

Lubricants

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

Other

16.7

18.5

18.6

19.6

18.6

19.5

19.0

19.4

Pentanes Plus

1.1

1.2

0.7

0.9

4.0

3.8

4.4

4.7

Petrochemical Feed

11.1

12.6

12.6

13.4

13.6

14.1

13.6

13.7

Petroleum Coke

1.9

2.6

2.2

3.4

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.9

Waxes and Miscellaneous

3.7

3.4

3.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

Coal

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.8

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.5

Natural Gas

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.5

4.0

5.0

5.1

5.4

Transportation
Lubricants

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

Total

64.1

67.5

67.6

69.2

69.0

74.2

74.5

76.4


P = preliminary data.
Note: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996).
Source: EIA estimates documented in this chapter and in Appendix A.


Table 8. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use in the Industrial Sector, 1985-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

Fuel

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Petroleum

Motor Gasoline

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.8

LPG

16.7

14.6

14.6

15.0

13.6

12.0

12.1

12.7

12.1

12.9

12.6

13.1

Distillate Fuel

23.0

23.2

23.6

23.9

22.3

22.9

21.9

22.1

21.2

21.4

21.6

22.6

Residual Fuel

15.6

15.5

12.3

11.5

8.7

8.8

7.1

8.2

9.5

9.0

7.8

7.9

Lubricants

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

Kerosene

0.9

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

Other

39.1

42.3

44.3

48.4

48.0

51.4

48.4

55.3

49.5

52.1

49.4

55.3

Total

101.2

101.7

101.1

104.8

98.9

100.8

95.1

103.9

97.8

101.3

97.4

104.8

Coal

67.8

64.7

66.1

71.1

69.4

68.4

64.8

62.5

62.1

62.6

61.4

59.3

Natural Gas

98.9

93.1

101.8

106.9

112.8

118.3

120.2

125.9

130.8

133.4

139.5

142.8

Electricity

158.3

152.9

158.4

165.7

169.3

166.3

162.3

166.5

167.4

169.7

165.9

170.0

Total

426.1

412.5

427.3

448.6

450.4

453.8

442.4

458.8

458.2

467.0

464.9

476.9


P = preliminary data.
Notes: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996). Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration estimates, based on energy data from State Energy Data Report 1994, DOE/EIA-0214(94) (Washington, DC, October 1996); Monthly Energy Review, DOE/EIA-0535(97/07) (Washington, DC, July 1997); and emissions coefficients shown in Table B1 of this report.


Table 9. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use in the Transportation Sector, 1985-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

Fuel

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Petroleum

Motor Gasoline

245.1

252.8

259.0

264.9

264.2

260.9

259.5

263.4

271.7

276.4

282.2

286.7

LPG

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.6

0.6

0.6

Jet Fuel

48.0

51.6

54.6

57.3

58.8

60.1

58.1

57.6

58.1

60.4

60.0

62.7

Distillate Fuel

63.3

65.3

66.9

72.9

75.8

75.7

72.6

75.3

77.3

82.5

83.8

88.2

Residual Fuel

16.7

18.5

19.2

19.6

20.8

21.9

22.0

23.0

19.4

19.1

18.5

17.3

Lubricants

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

Aviation Gas

0.9

1.1

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

Total

376.1

391.2

402.7

417.6

422.6

421.6

414.9

421.9

429.2

441.3

447.5

457.9

Natural Gas

7.5

7.2

7.7

9.1

9.4

9.8

8.9

8.8

9.3

10.2

10.4

10.5

Electricity

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.7

Total

384.4

399.1

411.1

427.5

432.7

432.1

424.5

431.4

439.1

452.2

458.5

469.0

P = preliminary data.
Notes: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996). Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration estimates, based on energy data from State Energy Data Report 1994, DOE/EIA-0214(94) (Washington, DC, October 1996); Monthly Energy Review, DOE/EIA-0535(97/07) (Washington, DC, July 1997); and emissions coefficients shown in Table B1 of this report.

Table 10. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use in the Residential Sector, 1985-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

Fuel

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Petroleum

LPG

5.6

5.5

6.2

6.1

6.9

6.2

6.7

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

Distillate Fuel

19.7

20.0

20.3

21.0

20.6

16.5

16.4

17.1

18.0

17.4

17.6

18.5

Kerosene

3.0

2.3

2.2

2.7

2.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.5

Total

28.3

27.8

28.7

29.8

29.6

24.0

24.4

24.8

26.3

25.4

25.8

27.3

Coal

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

Natural Gas

65.7

63.8

63.9

68.5

70.9

65.1

67.5

69.4

73.4

71.7

71.7

77.4

Electricity

150.2

150.8

156.9

165.0

165.6

162.5

163.9

160.2

170.5

169.8

170.8

180.8

Total

246.0

244.2

251.2

265.0

267.6

253.1

257.2

255.9

271.6

268.3

269.7

286.8

P = preliminary data.
Notes: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996). Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration estimates, based on energy data from State Energy Data Report 1994, DOE/EIA-0214(94) (Washington, DC, October 1996); Monthly Energy Review, DOE/EIA-0535(97/07) (Washington, DC, July 1997); and emissions coefficients shown in Table B1 of this report.


Table 11. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Energy Use in the Commercial Sector, 1985-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

Fuel

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Petroleum

Motor Gasoline

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

1.6

1.5

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

LPG

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

Distillate Fuel

12.3

11.8

11.7

11.3

10.6

9.6

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.8

Residual Fuel

4.8

6.2

5.6

5.6

4.9

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.3

Kerosene

0.6

1.0

0.9

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.5

Total

20.7

21.9

21.5

20.6

19.2

18.0

17.1

16.1

14.9

14.9

15.0

15.3

Coal

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

Natural Gas

36.0

34.3

36.0

39.5

40.3

38.8

40.4

41.5

43.1

42.9

44.8

47.4

Electricity

130.4

131.7

137.5

145.1

148.4

147.5

146.8

145.6

151.8

153.9

151.6

165.5

Total

189.9

190.7

197.4

207.8

210.1

206.8

206.5

205.5

212.0

213.8

213.5

230.3

P = preliminary data.
Notes: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996). Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration estimates, based on energy data from State Energy Data Report 1994, DOE/EIA-0214(94) (Washington, DC, October 1996); Monthly Energy Review, DOE/EIA-0535(97/07) (Washington, DC, July 1997); and emissions coefficients shown in Table B1 of this report.


Table 12. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electric Utilities, 1985-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

Fuel

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Petroleum

23.8

31.5

27.4

33.8

36.2

26.8

25.2

20.3

22.2

20.5

13.8

15.5

Heavy Fuel Oil

21.2

28.9

24.6

30.7

32.4

24.2

22.9

18.2

20.0

18.0

11.6

12.9

Light Fuel Oil

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.9

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.8

2.2

Petroleum Coke

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.7

0.4

0.5

Coal

370.3

365.9

383.7

403.7

406.5

409.0

407.3

411.9

428.6

429.4

432.7

460.9

Natural Gas

45.5

38.7

42.2

39.0

41.2

41.2

41.1

40.7

39.5

44.0

47.2

40.3

Geothermal

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

Total

439.6

436.2

453.4

476.6

484.0

477.0

473.7

472.9

490.3

494.0

493.7

516.8

*Less than 0.05 million metric tons.
P = preliminary data.
Notes: Electric utilities include Independent Power Producers but exclude cogeneration facilities. Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996). Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: Energy Information Administration estimates, based on energy data from State Energy Data Report 1994, DOE/EIA-0214(94) (Washington, DC, October 1996); Monthly Energy Review, DOE/EIA-0535(97/07) (Washington, DC, July 1997); and emissions coefficients shown in Table B1 of this report.


Table 13. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Gas Flaring, 1989-1996

Item

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Basic Data
Total Natural Gas Vented and Flared
(Billion Cubic Feet)

101.56

111.08

127.64

124.23

175.92

176.83

225.49

203.33

Btu Content of Flare Gas
(Btu per Cubic Foot)

1,107

1,105

1,108

1,110

1,106

1,106

1,106

1,106

Carbon Emissions from Flaring
(Million Metric Tons)

1.68

1.83

2.11

2.06

2.90

2.92

3.72

3.36

P = preliminary data.
Note: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996).
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Annual, DOE/EIA-0131 (Washington, DC, 1989-1995), and Natural Gas Monthly, DOE/EIA-0130(97/05) (Washington, DC, May 1997); and U.S. Department of Energy, An Evaluation of the Relationship Between the Production and Use of Energy and Atmospheric Methane Emissions, DOE/NBB-0088P (Washington, DC, April 1990).


Table 14. U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Industrial Sources, 1989-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

Source

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

Cement Manufacture
Clinker Production

8.84

8.90

8.66

8.75

9.25

9.82

9.85

10.06

Masonry Cement

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

Total

8.86

8.91

8.68

8.77

9.27

9.84

9.87

10.09

Other Industrial
Limestone Consumption
Lime Manufacture

3.33

3.39

3.36

3.47

3.63

3.70

3.96

4.09

Iron Smelting

0.64

0.56

0.52

0.45

0.44

0.45

0.45

0.42

Steelmaking

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.05

Glass Manufacture

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.07

Flue Gas Desulfurization

0.53

0.52

0.55

0.54

0.51

0.56

0.56

0.56

Total

4.56

4.54

4.50

4.54

4.67

4.82

5.09

5.20

Dolomite Consumption

0.08

0.09

0.10

0.08

0.07

0.08

0.06

0.07

Soda Ash Manufacture

0.93

0.92

0.92

0.94

0.91

0.92

1.04

1.03

Soda Ash Consumption
Glass Manufacture

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Flue Gas Desulfurization

0.50

0.49

0.52

0.51

0.48

0.53

0.53

0.53

Sodium Silicate

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.06

Sodium Tripolyphosphate

0.04

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

Total

0.59

0.58

0.61

0.59

0.58

0.62

0.63

0.63

Carbon Dioxide Manufacture

0.23

0.24

0.25

0.26

0.26

0.27

0.29

0.30

Aluminum Production

1.61

1.62

1.65

1.62

1.48

1.32

1.35

1.44

Shale Oil Production

0.04

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Total Other Industrial

8.05

8.04

8.03

8.03

7.97

8.03

8.45

8.65

Total

16.91

16.96

16.71

16.80

17.25

17.87

18.32

18.74

*Less than 0.005 million metric tons.
P = preliminary data.
Notes: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996). Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Sources: Methodologies and sources of trend data documented in Appendix A.


Table 15. Carbon Emissions from U.S. Territories and International Bunkers, 1989-1996
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)

Item

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

P1996

U.S. Territories

9.2

9.1

10.7

9.6

10.6

11.4

11.2

10.8

Bunker Fuels

22.1

21.9

23.1

24.4

22.0

21.5

22.7

22.0


P = preliminary data.
Note: Data in this table are revised from the data contained in the previous EIA report, Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States 1995, DOE/EIA-0573(95) (Washington, DC, October 1996).
Source: Estimates documented in this chapter.

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