Kansas

Emissions by Type of Gas

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

Gas	Tons Emitted
Nitrogen Oxide	89,973
Sulfur Dioxide	136,522
Carbon Dioxide	43,453,084
Methane	1,066,380
Nitrous Oxide	1,435,914

How Kansas Compares to Other States

• Kansas ranked 16th in Nitrogen Oxide Emissions by emitting 89,973 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide in 2005. The average for all states was 77,018 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide emissions.



• Kansas ranked 21st in Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by emitting 136,522 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 209,143 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide emissions.



• Kansas ranked 25th in Carbon Dioxide Emissions by emitting 43,453,084 Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 52,866,847 Tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions.



• Kansas ranked 36th in Methane Emissions by emitting 1,066,380 Tons of Methane in 2005. The average for all states was 2,168,731 Tons of Methane emissions.



• Kansas ranked 24th in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by emitting 1,435,914 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.