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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 1.8
ElectricPower 37.2
Residential 4.0
Industrial 11.9
Transportation 17.9


How Kansas Compares to Other States

  • Kansas ranked 36th in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 1.8 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.


  • Kansas ranked 25th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 37.2 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.


  • Kansas ranked 24th in Residential CO2 Emissions by emitting 4.0 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.


  • Kansas ranked 27th in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 11.9 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.


  • Kansas ranked 34th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 17.9 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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