Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
GHGRP 2010: Reported Data
GHG Data 
For reporting year 2010, over 6,200 facilities in nine industry sectors reported 3.2 billion tons carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) of direct emissions. The facilities reported direct emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and fluorinated gases. In 2011, twelve additional sources began monitoring GHG data and will report GHG data in 2012.
EPA prepares the annual Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks (Inventory) report to track total national emissions of greenhouse gases. The Inventory presents national estimates of GHG emissions starting in 1990 and for each subsequent year. The GHGRP represents a subset of the national estimates and covered roughly 80 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2010. The GHGRP’s coverage will increase to 85-90% of total U.S. GHG emissions in 2012. More information.
2010 Data Highlights Reported to GHGRP
All 2010 data presented here reflects data reported to the GHGRP as of 4/6/12.
- 2010 Reporting: Location of direct-emitting facilities
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Guam
This map shows the locations of direct-emitting facilities. The size of a circle corresponds to the quantity of emissions reported by that facility.
- Most of the 2010 reported greenhouse gas emissions were from combustion.
Power plants, refineries, and chemical manufacturing accounted for almost 84% of total reported emissions.
Power plants accounted for 2.3 billion metric tons CO2e, which represents about 73% of the 3.2 billion metric tons CO2e reported for 2010.
About 89% of the greenhouse gas emissions reported for 2010 are from combustion sources. The remaining 11% of reported emissions are from process emission sources.
- About 5% of the facilities emitted 60% of 2010 reported emissions.
In 2010, the 303 largest-emitting facilities — those emitting more than 2.5 million metric tons CO2e — accounted for 1.9 billion metric tons CO2e. These emissions represent 60% of the total 3.2 billion metric tons CO2e reported.
These high-emitting facilities are mainly power plants, petroleum refineries, and facilities in the metals and chemicals industry sectors.
- Power plants accounted for about 73% of 2010 reported emissions.
About 89% of the greenhouse gas emissions reported for 2010 are from fuel combustion units. The remaining 11% of reported emissions are from industrial production processes.
Power plants, refineries, and chemical manufacturing accounted for almost 84% of total reported emissions.
Power plants accounted for 2.3 billion metric tons CO2e, which represents about 73% of the 3.2 billion metric tons CO2e reported for 2010.
- Approximately 800 suppliers reported more than 3 billion metric tons CO2e.
Select the industry sectors in the table below for a profile of sector emissions.
Download this table (XLSX) (14K).
| Industry Sector | Number of Reporters | Emissions (Million Metric Tons CO2e)* |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plants | 1,562 | 2,326 |
| Refineries | 145 | 183 |
Chemicals  |
548 | 172 |
|
• Adipic Acid Production • Ammonia Manufacturing • HCFC-22 Production and HFC-23 Destruction Processes • Hydrogen Production • Nitric Acid Production • Petrochemical Production • Phosphoric Acid Production • Silicon Carbide Production • Soda Ash Manufacturing • Titanium Dioxide Production • Other Chemicals |
2 22 5 101 36 63 10 1 4 7 321 |
5.9 25.2 6.9 32.5 12.7 50.1 1.9 0.1 5.1 2.5 29.1 |
| Other Industrial |
1,782 | 156 |
|
• Oil and Natural Gas • Food Processing • Ethanol Production • Manufacturing • Other Industrial |
973 277 158 169 205 |
78.9 31.4 17.4 8.1 20 |
| Landfills | 1,202 | 107 |
| Metals |
269 | 100 |
|
• Aluminum Production • Ferroalloy Production • Iron and Steel Production • Lead Production • Zinc Production • Other Metals |
9 10 123 12 6 109 |
4.8 2.3 82.8 0.9 0.8 8.5 |
| Minerals |
352 | 95 |
|
• Cement Production • Glass Production • Lime Manufacturing • Other Minerals |
97 108 70 77 |
54.1 8.1 29.1 3.4 |
| Pulp and Paper |
228 | 47 |
|
• Pulp and Paper Manufacturers • Other Paper Producers |
110 118 |
32.9 13.7 |
| Government and Commercial |
172 | 14 |
|
• Universities • Military • Commercial • Hospitals • Other Government |
108 38 3 15 8 |
9.5 3 0.2 0.6 0.4 |
* Biogenic emissions are NOT included in the total emissions.
Suppliers: 2010 Reporting
For calendar year 2010, approximately 800 suppliers reported more than 3 billion metric tons CO2e.
Suppliers are those entities that supply products into the economy which if combusted, released or oxidized emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These fuels and industrial gases are not emitted from the supplier facility but instead distributed throughout the country and used. An example of this is gasoline, which is sold in the U.S. and primarily burned in cars throughout the country. The majority of GHG emissions associated with the transportation, residential and commercial sectors are accounted for by these suppliers.
Reported emissions may or may not be totally emitted in the future. However, the data from suppliers provide important information on the structure and flow of greenhouse gas products through the economy. In addition, reporting by fossil fuel and industrial gas suppliers can account for greenhouse gas emissions by the many low-emitting sources that are not required to report emissions under the GHGRP. Emissions reported by suppliers can be accessed through the suppliers section of the Greenhouse Gas Data Publication Tool.
How You Can Obtain The GHGRP Data
Use the data publication tool to view maps of facility locations, obtain summary data for individual facilities, create customized searches, and display search results graphically.
Download files with all the emissions and non-confidential data in Excel or XML format.
