The reports below display total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the United States for the year 2005.
All values are expressed in million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Sector
Million Metric Tons of CO2 Emitted
Commercial
225.3
ElectricPower
2,386.3
Residential
364.8
Industrial
994.2
Transportation
2,007.5
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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