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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 1.7
ElectricPower 21.4
Residential 2.5
Industrial 5.8
Transportation 12.3


How Nebraska Compares to Other States

  • Nebraska ranked 39th in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 1.7 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.


  • Nebraska ranked 36th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 21.4 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.


  • Nebraska 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.


  • Nebraska ranked 38th in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 5.8 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.


  • Nebraska ranked 40th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 12.3 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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