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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 4.2
ElectricPower 78.3
Residential 7.0
Industrial 11.2
Transportation 42.1


How Missouri Compares to Other States

  • Missouri ranked 17th in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 4.2 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.


  • Missouri ranked 11th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 78.3 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.


  • Missouri ranked 18th in Residential CO2 Emissions by emitting 7.0 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.


  • Missouri ranked 29th in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 11.2 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.


  • Missouri ranked 17th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 42.1 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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