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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Type of Fuel

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

Fuel Type Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Coal 18.7
Petroleum 18.8
NaturalGas 12.5


How Nevada Compares to Other States

  • Nevada ranked 34th in Coal CO2 Emissions by emitting 18.7 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 42.3 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from Coal.


  • Nevada ranked 38th in Petroleum CO2 Emissions by emitting 18.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 51.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from Petroleum.


  • Nevada ranked 28th in NaturalGas CO2 Emissions by emitting 12.5 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 23.2 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide emitted from NaturalGas.



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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