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U.S. Emissions of Greenhouse Gases, 1990–2000

(million metric tons of gas for carbon dioxide and methane; thousand metric tons for nitrous oxide)

Gas	1990	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Carbon dioxide	4,990.6	5,170.0	5,255.0	5,308.5	5,495.6	5,559.3	5,594.0	5,673.9	5,853.4
Methane	30.5	29.4	29.3	29.2	28.3	28.3	27.4	26.8	26.6
Nitrous oxide	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2

Source: Compiled by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Web: www.eia.doe.gov .

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