Georgia

Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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.

How Georgia Compares to Other States

• Georgia ranked 22nd in Commercial CO₂ Emissions by emitting 3.5 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 4.4 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the Commercial sector.



• Georgia ranked 9th in ElectricPower CO₂ Emissions by emitting 85.3 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 46.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the ElectricPower sector.



• Georgia ranked 16th in Residential CO₂ Emissions by emitting 7.6 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 7.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the Residential sector.



• Georgia ranked 13th in Industrial CO₂ Emissions by emitting 20.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 19.5 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the Industrial sector.



• Georgia ranked 9th in Transportation CO₂ Emissions by emitting 69.1 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 39.4 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from the Transportation sector.

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.