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The U. S. accounted for 23.0% of the World’s carbon emissions in 1990 and 23.9% in 2001.
Nearly half (48%) of the U.S. carbon emissions are from oil use.
Table 11.1
World Carbon Emissions from Energy Consumption, 1990 and 2001
Million
metric tons
1990 2001
Percent of
emissions
from oil use
Million
metric tons
TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION 23—2003
Percent of
emissions
from oil use
Industrialized countries 2,844 49% 3,179 48%
United States 1,352 44% 1,559 43%
Canada 129 47% 155 45%
Mexico 84 77% 96 71%
United Kingdom 164 40% 153 41%
France 102 66% 108 68%
Germany 271 38% 223 43%
Italy 113 65% 121 59%
Netherlands 58 47% 68 40%
Other Western Europe 223 62% 271 64%
Japan 269 67% 316 58%
Other industrialized countries 80 46% 109 34%
Eastern Europe 1,337 30% 856 23%
Developing countries 1,691 40% 2,487 41%
China 617 15% 832 21%
India 153 29% 250 30%
Other developing countries 921 58% 1,405 55%
Total World 5,872 42% 6,522 42%
Source:
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2003,
Washington, DC, May 2003, Tables A10 and A11. (Additional resources: www.eia.doe.gov)