Table E3. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Electricity Generation Sector,
and Total Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions by End-Use Sector, 1949-1998
(Million Metric Tons of Carbon)
| Year | Electricity Generation Sector | End-Use Sectors | |||||||
| Natural Gas | Petroleum | Coal | Total | Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Transportation | Total | |
| 1949 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 50.7 | 67.6 | 87.4 | 75.3 | 268.4 | 164.5 | 595.6 |
| 1950 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 55.7 | 75.1 | 95.4 | 79.2 | 295.7 | 172.0 | 642.2 |
| 1951 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 63.6 | 83.5 | 100.8 | 78.8 | 321.2 | 180.6 | 681.5 |
| 1952 | 13.5 | 8.9 | 64.9 | 87.3 | 102.8 | 77.9 | 309.0 | 177.6 | 667.3 |
| 1953 | 15.4 | 10.8 | 70.4 | 96.7 | 103.0 | 75.4 | 328.1 | 178.4 | 684.9 |
| 1954 | 17.4 | 8.9 | 72.0 | 98.3 | 106.7 | 74.9 | 300.3 | 173.6 | 655.6 |
| 1955 | 17.1 | 10.0 | 87.7 | 114.8 | 114.7 | 79.2 | 347.0 | 185.5 | 726.3 |
| 1956 | 18.4 | 9.5 | 96.0 | 124.0 | 120.7 | 81.3 | 357.7 | 190.0 | 749.7 |
| 1957 | 19.9 | 10.6 | 97.8 | 128.3 | 120.7 | 78.0 | 356.8 | 191.2 | 746.6 |
| 1958 | 20.4 | 10.4 | 94.3 | 125.1 | 127.0 | 80.6 | 331.8 | 192.1 | 731.4 |
| 1959 | 24.3 | 11.7 | 102.1 | 138.1 | 133.1 | 82.6 | 346.0 | 198.7 | 760.3 |
| 1960 | 25.7 | 11.7 | 107.1 | 144.5 | 142.9 | 88.0 | 353.8 | 203.2 | 787.9 |
| 1961 | 27.2 | 11.8 | 110.3 | 149.4 | 147.5 | 89.2 | 350.9 | 206.1 | 793.7 |
| 1962 | 29.3 | 11.9 | 117.1 | 158.3 | 155.5 | 93.9 | 362.4 | 214.7 | 826.6 |
| 1963 | 32.0 | 12.4 | 127.9 | 172.3 | 160.5 | 97.0 | 378.2 | 222.8 | 858.6 |
| 1964 | 34.7 | 13.4 | 136.3 | 184.4 | 164.9 | 99.6 | 401.4 | 229.4 | 895.2 |
| 1965 | 34.7 | 15.3 | 147.5 | 197.4 | 172.5 | 106.4 | 418.3 | 237.3 | 934.5 |
| 1966 | 39.1 | 18.7 | 159.6 | 217.4 | 181.7 | 115.1 | 438.8 | 250.0 | 985.7 |
| 1967 | 41.1 | 21.4 | 163.2 | 225.7 | 188.4 | 122.6 | 438.0 | 262.5 | 1,011.5 |
| 1968 | 47.0 | 25.0 | 177.1 | 249.2 | 201.5 | 130.0 | 454.0 | 283.7 | 1,069.2 |
| 1969 | 52.0 | 33.3 | 182.8 | 268.1 | 214.2 | 137.0 | 468.6 | 295.8 | 1,115.6 |
| 1970 | 58.3 | 45.0 | 183.0 | 286.3 | 224.0 | 144.7 | 473.6 | 306.6 | 1,149.0 |
| 1971 | 58.9 | 52.9 | 184.8 | 296.6 | 231.1 | 149.0 | 463.8 | 318.6 | 1,162.5 |
| 1972 | 58.8 | 65.5 | 198.6 | 322.9 | 243.1 | 156.9 | 486.3 | 337.4 | 1,223.7 |
| 1973 | 53.8 | 74.4 | 219.3 | 347.5 | 246.4 | 164.0 | 512.5 | 355.1 | 1,277.9 |
| 1974 | 50.6 | 71.2 | 216.2 | 338.0 | 237.1 | 157.4 | 492.7 | 345.9 | 1,233.1 |
| 1975 | 46.5 | 67.0 | 222.6 | 336.1 | 235.5 | 156.3 | 456.4 | 348.8 | 1,197.0 |
| 1976 | 45.4 | 73.6 | 246.4 | 365.4 | 247.9 | 168.4 | 487.6 | 365.6 | 1,269.5 |
| 1977 | 47.3 | 82.6 | 259.8 | 389.6 | 253.7 | 173.0 | 501.0 | 379.7 | 1,307.4 |
| 1978 | 47.4 | 84.5 | 259.6 | 391.5 | 255.2 | 173.6 | 497.1 | 395.1 | 1,320.9 |
| 1979 | 51.9 | 69.6 | 285.3 | 406.9 | 249.5 | 177.3 | 518.1 | 392.7 | 1,337.7 |
| 1980 | 54.8 | 55.3 | 307.8 | 417.9 | 248.2 | 178.2 | 484.6 | 378.1 | 1,289.0 |
| 1981 | 54.1 | 46.3 | 319.7 | 420.1 | 239.7 | 178.2 | 463.7 | 374.1 | 1,255.7 |
| 1982 | 48.0 | 33.0 | 318.0 | 399.0 | 237.5 | 178.1 | 407.8 | 365.6 | 1,188.9 |
| 1983 | 43.1 | 32.5 | 334.6 | 410.2 | 236.1 | 179.9 | 399.3 | 366.9 | 1,182.2 |
| 1984 | 46.3 | 27.0 | 354.3 | 427.7 | 241.1 | 188.7 | 436.0 | 379.0 | 1,244.8 |
| 1985 | 45.5 | 22.9 | 370.3 | 438.8 | 245.8 | 189.6 | 424.5 | 384.3 | 1,244.2 |
| 1986 | 38.7 | 30.6 | 365.9 | 435.2 | 244.0 | 190.4 | 412.2 | 399.0 | 1,245.6 |
| 1987 | 42.2 | 26.4 | 383.7 | 452.5 | 251.0 | 197.2 | 427.3 | 411.0 | 1,286.5 |
| 1988 | 39.0 | 32.9 | 403.7 | 475.7 | 264.8 | 207.6 | 448.2 | 427.3 | 1,347.9 |
| 1989 | 41.2 | 35.4 | 406.5 | 483.2 | 267.5 | 209.9 | 450.1 | 432.6 | 1,360.0 |
| 1990 | 41.2 | 26.4 | 409.0 | 476.7 | 253.1 | 206.7 | 453.7 | 431.8 | 1,345.2 |
| 1991 | 41.1 | 24.9 | 407.3 | 473.3 | 257.1 | 206.4 | 442.2 | 424.3 | 1,330.0 |
| 1992 | 40.7 | 20.2 | 411.9 | 472.8 | 255.9 | 205.4 | 458.8 | 431.1 | 1,351.3 |
| 1993 | 39.5 | 22.3 | 428.6 | 490.5 | 271.7 | 211.3 | 458.9 | 436.4 | 1,378.2 |
| 1994 | 44.0 | 20.5 | 429.4 | 494.0 | 268.3 | 213.8 | 467.1 | 449.1 | 1,398.3 |
| 1995 | 46.8 | 13.9 | 434.4 | 495.2 | 270.3 | 217.9 | 466.0 | 457.6 | 1,411.7 |
| 1996 | 39.9 | 15.3 | 457.7 | 513.0 | 285.9 | 226.0 | 480.0 | 468.7 | 1,460.5 |
| 1997 | 43.6 | 17.5 | 471.7 | 532.8 | 284.8 | 238.0 | 483.7 | 473.4 | 1,480.0 |
| 1998 | 47.8 | 24.8 | 477.3 | 549.8 | 284.5 | 238.4 | 477.7 | 484.9 | 1,485.4 |
| Note: Emissions from electricity generation are prorated across the end-use sectors.
Sources: 1997-1998--Estimates documented in this report, based on energy data in the Monthly Energy Review. 1980-1996-- Estimates documented in this report, based on energy data in the State Energy Data Report. 1960-1979--Calculated from energy data in the State Energy Data Report. 1949-1959--Calculated from energy data in the Annual Energy Review. | |||||||||
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