This statistic displays the percentage of adult respondents that were concerned about the environment in the United States as of March 2019, with a breakdown by generation. Around 82 percent of Millennial respondents stated that they were extremely or very concerned about the environment.
Source: GMA. (2019). Share of adults that are concerned about the environment in the United States as of March 2019 by generation [Graph]. https://www-statista.com
According to a survey of approximately 1,000 adults, in 2023, about 55 percent of Americans worried a great deal about polluted drinking water. Although this figure has fallen since 2000, pollution in drinking water remains the biggest environmental concern in the United States.
Source: Gallup. (2023). Public concern about the pollution of drinking water in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. https://www.statista.com.
Net greenhouse gas emissions in the United States totaled 5.5 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) in 2022, a 1.3 percent increase from the previous year. Since 2005, net emissions have fallen by roughly 17 percent.
Source: Environmental Protection Agency. (2024). Net greenhouse gas emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. https://www.statista.com