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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 5.5
ElectricPower 122.6
Residential 9.4
Industrial 54.4
Transportation 46.0


How Indiana Compares to Other States

  • Indiana ranked 13th in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 5.5 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.


  • Indiana ranked 5th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 122.6 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.


  • Indiana ranked 11th in Residential CO2 Emissions by emitting 9.4 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.


  • Indiana ranked 4th in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 54.4 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.


  • Indiana ranked 14th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 46.0 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.

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