The reports below display total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Kentucky for the year 2005.
All values are expressed in million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Sector
Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial
3.0
ElectricPower
92.6
Residential
3.9
Industrial
20.3
Transportation
33.9
How Kentucky Compares to Other States
Kentucky ranked 24th in Commercial CO2 Emissions
by emitting 3.0 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.
Kentucky ranked 7th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions
by emitting 92.6 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.
Kentucky ranked 25th in Residential CO2 Emissions
by emitting 3.9 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.
Kentucky ranked 12th in Industrial CO2 Emissions
by emitting 20.3 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.
Kentucky ranked 22nd in Transportation CO2 Emissions
by emitting 33.9 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.
