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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Type of Fuel

The reports below display total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Georgia for the year 2005. All values are expressed in million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

Fuel Type Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Coal 85.3
Petroleum 78.1
NaturalGas 22.2


How Georgia Compares to Other States

  • Georgia ranked 8th in Coal CO2 Emissions by emitting 85.3 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 42.3 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from Coal.


  • Georgia ranked 10th in Petroleum CO2 Emissions by emitting 78.1 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 51.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from Petroleum.


  • Georgia ranked 15th in NaturalGas CO2 Emissions by emitting 22.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 23.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from NaturalGas.



CO2 Emissions Expressed as Total Percentage of Overall Emission

The results in the charts above represent CO2 emissions in total million metric tons. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall CO2 emission.

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