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As of 2022, the United States had emitted a cumulative total of 427 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) from fossil fuels and industry. This accounts for roughly a quarter of historical global emissions, and makes the U.S. the Cumulative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions produced in the United States from 1800 to 2022 (in million metric tons)
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OWID. (December 5, 2023). Cumulative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions produced in the United States from 1800 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224630/cumulative-co2-emissions-united-states-historical/
OWID. "Cumulative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions produced in the United States from 1800 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224630/cumulative-co2-emissions-united-states-historical/
OWID. (2023). Cumulative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions produced in the United States from 1800 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224630/cumulative-co2-emissions-united-states-historical/
OWID. "Cumulative Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions Produced in The United States from 1800 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224630/cumulative-co2-emissions-united-states-historical/
OWID, Cumulative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions produced in the United States from 1800 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224630/cumulative-co2-emissions-united-states-historical/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Cumulative carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions produced in the United States from 1800 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], OWID, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224630/cumulative-co2-emissions-united-states-historical/