What are the energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by source and sector for the United States?

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Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by source and sector for the United States, 2017 (million metric tons)
	Residential	Commercial	Industrial	Transportation	Electric Power	Source Total
Coal	0	2	109	0	1,207	1,318
Natural gas	243	174	509	40	506	1,472
Petroleum	60	59	342	1,858	19	2,338
Other¹	-	-	-	-	12	12
Electricity²	653	639	488	4	-	-
Sector total	956	874	1,408	1,902	1,744	5,140

¹Emissions from combustion of waste materials derived from petroleum and from some types of geothermal power plants.
²Electricity-related CO₂ emissions based on electricity use for each sector and electric power emissions.
Sum of data in columns and rows may not equal the totals because of independent rounding.
Source: Monthly Energy Review (May 2018), preliminary data

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