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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Type of Fuel

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

Fuel Type Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Coal 37.6
Petroleum 38.0
NaturalGas 32.1


How Oklahoma Compares to Other States

  • Oklahoma ranked 23rd in Coal CO2 Emissions by emitting 37.6 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.


  • Oklahoma ranked 25th in Petroleum CO2 Emissions by emitting 38.0 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.


  • Oklahoma ranked 11th in NaturalGas CO2 Emissions by emitting 32.1 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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