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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2018

View the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2018 (published 2020), developed by the U.S. Government to meet annual U.S. commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

This report was published in 2020. For a list of all archived reports, view the U.S Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report Archive.

For the most recent report, view EPA’s Inventory of U.S Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.

Download the Report Tables

  • 2020 Main Report Tables.zip (zip)
  • 2020 Annex Tables (zip)

View the Report

  • 2020 Executive Summary (pdf) (1.87 MB, April 13, 2020, 430-R-20-002)
  • 2020 Complete Report (pdf) (13.7 MB, April 13, 2020, 430-R-20-002)
  • 2020 All Annexes (pdf) (13.86 MB, April 13, 2020, 430-R-20-002)
  • 2020 Expert Review Comment Response (pdf) (1.38 MB)
  • 2020 Public Review Comment Response (pdf) (1.3 MB)
  • Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks Fast Facts (pdf) (1.38 MB, April 13, 2020, 430-F-20-002)
  • Data Highlights (pdf) (1.75 MB, April 13, 2020, 430-K-20-001)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • Overview of Greenhouse Gases
    • Carbon Dioxide Emissions
    • Methane Emissions
    • Nitrous Oxide Emissions
    • Fluorinated Gas Emissions
  • Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    • Electric Power Sector Emissions
    • Transportation Sector Emissions
    • Industry Sector Emissions
    • Commercial and Residential Sector Emissions
    • Agriculture Sector Emissions
    • Land Use & Forestry Emissions
  • Global Emissions and Removals
  • National Emissions and Removals
  • State and Tribal GHG Data and Resources
  • Facility-Level Emissions
  • Gridded Methane Emissions
  • Carbon Footprint Calculator
  • GHG Equivalencies Calculator
  • Capacity Building for Paris Agreement Reporting
    • Capacity Building Tools
      • Toolkit for Inventory Systems
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Last updated on March 7, 2025
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