The Permian Basin in West Texas is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States. In 2022, operations on the oil and gas basin released an estimated 216 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) into the atmosphere. The 10 biggest GHG emitters in the United States produced more than 700 MtCO₂e. Eight of these polluters were oil and gas fields, while two were road networks in urban areas.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United States in 2022, by source
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Climate TRACE. (December 2, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United States in 2022, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441054/largest-ghg-emitters-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United States in 2022, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. December 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441054/largest-ghg-emitters-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Climate TRACE. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United States in 2022, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441054/largest-ghg-emitters-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Climate TRACE. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Most Polluting Physical Assets in The United States in 2022, by Source (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441054/largest-ghg-emitters-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the most polluting physical assets in the United States in 2022, by source (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Climate TRACE, December 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441054/largest-ghg-emitters-united-states/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
