Colorado

Emissions by Type of Gas

The reports below display total emissions of various gases in Colorado for the year 2005. All values are expressed in total tons of emission.

Gas	Tons Emitted
Nitrogen Oxide	72,523
Sulfur Dioxide	62,898
Carbon Dioxide	47,420,655
Methane	1,165,300
Nitrous Oxide	1,452,397

How Colorado Compares to Other States

• Colorado ranked 25th in Nitrogen Oxide Emissions by emitting 72,523 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide in 2005. The average for all states was 77,018 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide emissions.



• Colorado ranked 30th in Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by emitting 62,898 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 209,143 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide emissions.



• Colorado ranked 22nd in Carbon Dioxide Emissions by emitting 47,420,655 Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 52,866,847 Tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions.



• Colorado ranked 34th in Methane Emissions by emitting 1,165,300 Tons of Methane in 2005. The average for all states was 2,168,731 Tons of Methane emissions.



• Colorado ranked 21st in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by emitting 1,452,397 Tons of Nitrous Oxide in 2005. The average for all states was 1,638,686 Tons of Nitrous Oxide emissions.

Gas Emissions Expressed as Total Percentage of Overall Emission

The results in the charts above represent gas emissions in total tons. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall gas emission.