Nevada

Emissions by Type of Gas

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

Gas	Tons Emitted
Nitrogen Oxide	45,933
Sulfur Dioxide	53,553
Carbon Dioxide	29,479,348
Methane	819,357
Nitrous Oxide	730,424

How Nevada Compares to Other States

• Nevada ranked 32nd in Nitrogen Oxide Emissions by emitting 45,933 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide in 2005. The average for all states was 77,018 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide emissions.



• Nevada ranked 34th in Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by emitting 53,553 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 209,143 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide emissions.



• Nevada ranked 33rd in Carbon Dioxide Emissions by emitting 29,479,348 Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 52,866,847 Tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions.



• Nevada ranked 39th in Methane Emissions by emitting 819,357 Tons of Methane in 2005. The average for all states was 2,168,731 Tons of Methane emissions.



• Nevada ranked 36th in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by emitting 730,424 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.