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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 28.7
ElectricPower 56.1
Residential 39.1
Industrial 14.4
Transportation 73.9


How New York Compares to Other States

  • New York ranked 1st in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 28.7 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.


  • New York ranked 14th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 56.1 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.


  • New York ranked 1st in Residential CO2 Emissions by emitting 39.1 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.


  • New York ranked 22nd in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 14.4 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.


  • New York ranked 5th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 73.9 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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