Mississippi

Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

How Mississippi Compares to Other States

• Mississippi ranked 41st in Commercial CO₂ Emissions by emitting 1.4 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.



• Mississippi ranked 34th in ElectricPower CO₂ Emissions by emitting 25.1 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.



• Mississippi ranked 42nd in Residential CO₂ Emissions by emitting 1.8 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.



• Mississippi ranked 31st in Industrial CO₂ Emissions by emitting 9.8 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.



• Mississippi ranked 28th in Transportation CO₂ Emissions by emitting 25.2 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.