Green Vehicle Guide
Fast Facts
GHG Emissions from a Typical Passenger Vehicle
- Find answers to common questions (PDF) (5 pp, 605.6K, EPA-420-F-14-040, May 2014, About PDF) about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from passenger vehicles and how these emissions are measured and calculated.
Fast Facts: U.S. Transportation Sector GHG Emissions
- 2012 Report (PDF) (5 pp, 819K, EPA-420-F-15-002, March 2015, About PDF)
2012 U.S. GHG Emissions by Sector
| Electricity | 32% |
|---|---|
| Transportation | 28% |
| Industry | 20% |
| Agriculture | 10% |
| Commercial | 5% |
| Residential | 5% |
2012 U.S. Transportation Sector GHG Emissions by Source
| Light-Duty Vehicles | 62% |
|---|---|
| Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks | 22% |
| Aircraft | 8% |
| Other | 4% |
| Ships and Boats | 2% |
| Rail | 2% |
For more information on U.S. GHG Emissions from Transportation and what the numbers in these pie charts represent, please see Fast Facts (PDF) (5 pp, 819K, EPA-420-F-15-002, March 2015, About PDF).