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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 10.9
ElectricPower 75.9
Residential 23.4
Industrial 25.4
Transportation 56.6


How Michigan Compares to Other States

  • Michigan ranked 7th in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 10.9 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.


  • Michigan ranked 12th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 75.9 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.


  • Michigan ranked 5th in Residential CO2 Emissions by emitting 23.4 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.


  • Michigan ranked 8th in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 25.4 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.


  • Michigan ranked 10th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 56.6 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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