The reports below display total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Louisiana for the year 2005.
All values are expressed in million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Fuel Type
Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Coal
23.8
Petroleum
89.6
NaturalGas
69.7
How Louisiana Compares to Other States
Louisiana ranked 30th in Coal CO2 Emissions
by emitting 23.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005.
The average for all states was 42.3 Million Metric Tons
of Carbon Dioxide emitted from Coal.
Louisiana ranked 7th in Petroleum CO2 Emissions
by emitting 89.6 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005.
The average for all states was 51.8 Million Metric Tons
of Carbon Dioxide emitted from Petroleum.
Louisiana ranked 3rd in NaturalGas CO2 Emissions
by emitting 69.7 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005.
The average for all states was 23.2 Million Metric Tons
of Carbon Dioxide emitted from NaturalGas.
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.
