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Emissions by Type of Gas

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

Gas Tons Emitted
Nitrogen Oxide 260,352
Sulfur Dioxide 1,116,300
Carbon Dioxide 139,060,671
Methane 3,294,992
Nitrous Oxide 4,693,870


How Ohio Compares to Other States

  • Ohio ranked 1st in Nitrogen Oxide Emissions by emitting 260,352 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide in 2005. The average for all states was 77,018 Tons of Nitrogen Oxide emissions.


  • Ohio ranked 0th in Sulfur Dioxide Emissions by emitting 1,116,300 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 209,143 Tons of Sulfur Dioxide emissions.


  • Ohio ranked 2nd in Carbon Dioxide Emissions by emitting 139,060,671 Tons of Carbon Dioxide in 2005. The average for all states was 52,866,847 Tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions.


  • Ohio ranked 8th in Methane Emissions by emitting 3,294,992 Tons of Methane in 2005. The average for all states was 2,168,731 Tons of Methane emissions.


  • Ohio ranked 2nd in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by emitting 4,693,870 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.

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