1.4.1 Carbon Dioxide Emissions for U.S. Buildings, by Year (Million Metric Tons) (1)
Buildings U.S.
Site Growth Rate Growth Rate Buildings % Buildings %
Fossil Electricity Total 2008-Year Total 2008-Year of Total U.S. of Total Global
1980 630 933 1562 - 4723 - 33% 8.5%
1981 586 945 1531 - 4601 - 33% 8.4%
1982 585 938 1523 - 4357 - 35% 8.4%
1983 566 959 1524 - 4332 - 35% 8.4%
1984 584 990 1575 - 4561 - 35% 8.2%
1985 569 1026 1595 - 4559 - 35% 8.2%
1986 558 1033 1592 - 4564 - 35% 8.0%
1987 566 1077 1642 - 4714 - 35% 8.0%
1988 597 1134 1731 - 4939 - 35% 8.2%
1989 601 1149 1749 - 4983 - 35% 8.1%
1990 566 1179 1745 - 5021 - 35% 8.1%
1991 574 1188 1762 - 4976 - 35% 8.2%
1992 581 1208 1789 - 5095 - 35% 8.4%
1993 599 1264 1864 - 5186 - 36% 8.6%
1994 594 1280 1874 - 5268 - 36% 8.6%
1995 599 1312 1912 - 5333 - 36% 8.6%
1996 627 1387 2015 - 5532 - 36% 8.9%
1997 592 1434 2026 - 5582 - 36% 8.8%
1998 562 1484 2046 - 5618 - 36% 8.9%
1999 596 1534 2130 - 5726 - 37% 9.1%
2000 608 1592 2199 - 5857 - 38% 9.2%
2001 596 1589 2185 - 5744 - 38% 9.1%
2002 606 1618 2224 - 5798 - 38% 9.0%
2003 620 1648 2268 - 5856 - 39% 8.8%
2004 598 1684 2281 - 5969 - 38% 8.3%
2005 570 1720 2289 - 5950 - 38% 8.1%
2006 539 1718 2257 - 5929 - 38% 7.8%
2007 562 1748 2310 - 5991 - 39% 7.8%
2008 (3) 572   1715   2287 -     5820 -   39%   7.5%  
2009 557 1617 2174 -5.0% 5425 -6.8% 40% 7.2%
2010 553 1719 2272 -0.3% 5639 -1.6% 40% 7.4%
2011 559 1623 2182 -1.6% 5591 -1.3% 39% 7.1%
2012 559 1599 2157 -1.5% 5622 -0.9% 38% 7.0%
2013 559 1561 2120 -1.5% 5656 -0.6% 37% 6.8%
2014 561 1559 2120 -1.3% 5657 -0.5% 37% 6.8%
2015 562 1552 2114 -1.1% 5679 -0.3% 37% 6.7%
2016 564 1567 2130 -0.9% 5703 -0.3% 37% 6.7%
2017 563 1573 2136 -0.8% 5712 -0.2% 37% 6.6%
2018 564 1589 2152 -0.6% 5727 -0.2% 38% 6.5%
2019 564 1608 2172 -0.5% 5746 -0.1% 38% 6.5%
2020 565 1630 2195 -0.3% 5774 -0.1% 38% 6.5%
2021 564 1654 2218 -0.2% 5814 0.0% 38% 6.5%
2022 564 1682 2246 -0.1% 5835 0.0% 38% 6.4%
2023 564 1710 2274 0.0% 5863 0.0% 39% 6.4%
2024 565 1742 2307 0.1% 5898 0.1% 39% 6.4%
2025 564 1766 2330 0.1% 5931 0.1% 39% 6.4%
2026 565 1789 2354 0.2% 5963 0.1% 39% 6.4%
2027 565 1814 2379 0.2% 5993 0.2% 40% 6.3%
2028 566 1837 2403 0.2% 6031 0.2% 40% 6.3%
2029 566 1860 2426 0.3% 6063 0.2% 40% 6.3%
2030 567 1883 2450 0.3% 6110 0.2% 40% 6.2%
2031 567 1904 2471 0.3% 6153 0.2% 40% 6.2%
2032 568 1927 2495 0.4% 6199 0.3% 40% 6.2%
2033 568 1946 2513 0.4% 6235 0.3% 40% 6.1%
2034 568 1964 2532 0.4% 6273 0.3% 40% 6.1%
2035 569 1986 2555 0.4% 6315 0.3% 40% 6.0%
Note(s): 1) Excludes emissions of buildings-related energy consumption in the industrial sector. Emissions assume complete combustion from energy consumption and exclude energy production activities such as gas flaring, coal mining, and cement production. 2) Carbon emissions calculated from EIA, Assumptions to the AEO 2010 and difffers from EIA, AEO 2011 Early Release, Table A18. Buildings sector total varies by 0.2% from EIA, AEO 2011 Early Release. 3) U.S. buildings emissions approximately equal the combined carbon emissions of Russia and the United Kingdom.