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.
Sector
Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial
2.0
ElectricPower
43.0
Residential
2.5
Industrial
84.7
Transportation
50.9
How Louisiana Compares to Other States
Louisiana ranked 30th in Commercial CO2 Emissions
by emitting 2.0 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.
Louisiana ranked 20th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions
by emitting 43.0 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.
Louisiana ranked 33rd in Residential CO2 Emissions
by emitting 2.5 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.
Louisiana ranked 2nd in Industrial CO2 Emissions
by emitting 84.7 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.
Louisiana ranked 13th in Transportation CO2 Emissions
by emitting 50.9 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.
