Mississippi

Emissions by Type of Gas

The reports below display total emissions of various gases in Mississippi for the year 2005. All values are expressed in total tons of emission.

Gas	Tons Emitted
Nitrogen Oxide	44,190
Sulfur Dioxide	77,262
Carbon Dioxide	27,626,152
Methane	1,194,115
Nitrous Oxide	785,182

How Mississippi Compares to Other States

• Mississippi ranked 33rd in Nitrogen Oxide Emissions by emitting 44,190 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide in 2005. The average for all states was 77,018 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide emissions.



• Mississippi ranked 28th in Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by emitting 77,262 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 209,143 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide emissions.



• Mississippi ranked 34th in Carbon Dioxide Emissions by emitting 27,626,152 Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 52,866,847 Tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions.



• Mississippi ranked 33rd in Methane Emissions by emitting 1,194,115 Tons of Methane in 2005. The average for all states was 2,168,731 Tons of Methane emissions.



• Mississippi ranked 34th in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by emitting 785,182 Tons of Nitrous Oxide in 2005. The average for all states was 1,638,686 Tons of Nitrous Oxide emissions.

Gas Emissions Expressed as Total Percentage of Overall Emission

The results in the charts above represent gas emissions in total tons. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall gas emission.