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Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

Sector Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial 12.7
ElectricPower 124.8
Residential 23.9
Industrial 49.9
Transportation 72.7


How Pennsylvania Compares to Other States

  • Pennsylvania ranked 3rd in Commercial CO2 Emissions by emitting 12.7 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.


  • Pennsylvania ranked 4th in ElectricPower CO2 Emissions by emitting 124.8 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.


  • Pennsylvania ranked 4th in Residential CO2 Emissions by emitting 23.9 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.


  • Pennsylvania ranked 5th in Industrial CO2 Emissions by emitting 49.9 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.


  • Pennsylvania ranked 6th in Transportation CO2 Emissions by emitting 72.7 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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