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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 10.9
ElectricPower 133.0
Residential 20.5
Industrial 37.6
Transportation 72.0


How Ohio Compares to Other States

  • Ohio ranked 7th in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 10.9 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.


  • Ohio ranked 2nd in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 133.0 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.


  • Ohio ranked 6th in Residential CO2 Emissions by emitting 20.5 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.


  • Ohio ranked 7th in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 37.6 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.


  • Ohio ranked 7th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 72.0 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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