Washington

Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Sector

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

How Washington Compares to Other States

• Washington ranked 23rd in Commercial CO₂ Emissions by emitting 3.3 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.



• Washington ranked 39th in ElectricPower CO₂ Emissions by emitting 14.1 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.



• Washington ranked 20th in Residential CO₂ Emissions by emitting 5.0 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.



• Washington ranked 15th in Industrial CO₂ Emissions by emitting 17.4 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.



• Washington ranked 16th in Transportation CO₂ Emissions by emitting 43.9 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.