List of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions

(Redirected from List of U.S. states by carbon dioxide emissions)

This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: 2021 data now available. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2024)

This is a list of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions for energy use, as well as per capita and by area.

The state with the highest total carbon dioxide emissions is Texas and the lowest is Vermont. The state with the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions is Wyoming and the lowest is New York.

Table

CO₂ emissions by state, 2020
State or territory	% total CO₂	CO₂ (MMt)	CO₂ (tons per capita)	CO₂ (Mt per 1000 mi)
Alabama	2.1%	98.3	19.6	1.9
Alaska	0.8%	36.0	49.1	0.1
Arizona	1.7%	79.8	11.2	0.7
Arkansas	1.2%	54.7	18.2	1.0
California	6.6%	303.7	7.7	1.9
Colorado	1.7%	79.8	13.8	0.8
Connecticut	0.7%	33.8	9.4	6.1
Delaware	0.3%	12.4	12.6	5.0
District of Columbia	0.1%	2.4	3.5	35.1
Florida	4.5%	207.3	9.6	3.2
Georgia	2.5%	116.4	10.9	2.0
Hawaii	0.3%	15.0	10.3	1.4
Idaho	0.4%	19.3	10.5	0.2
Illinois	3.7%	170.2	13.3	2.9
Indiana	3.3%	154.3	22.7	4.2
Iowa	1.4%	65.7	20.6	1.2
Kansas	1.3%	57.8	19.7	0.7
Kentucky	2.2%	101.9	22.6	2.5
Louisiana	4.0%	183.6	39.4	3.5
Maine	0.3%	13.5	9.9	0.4
Maryland	1.0%	48.1	7.8	3.9
Massachusetts	1.1%	52.3	7.4	5.0
Michigan	3.0%	136.9	13.6	1.4
Minnesota	1.7%	78.4	13.7	0.9
Mississippi	1.4%	63.2	21.4	1.3
Missouri	2.4%	108.7	17.7	1.6
Montana	0.6%	26.2	24.1	0.2
Nebraska	1.0%	46.5	23.7	0.6
Nevada	0.8%	36.1	11.6	0.3
New Hampshire	0.3%	12.4	9.0	1.3
New Jersey	1.8%	83.9	9.0	9.6
New Mexico	1.0%	45.2	21.3	0.4
New York	3.1%	143.7	7.1	2.6
North Carolina	2.3%	106.4	10.2	2.0
North Dakota	1.2%	54.3	69.6	0.8
Ohio	4.0%	185.8	15.7	4.1
Oklahoma	1.8%	83.7	21.1	1.2
Oregon	0.8%	37.4	8.8	0.4
Pennsylvania	4.2%	193.4	14.9	4.2
Rhode Island	0.2%	9.8	9.0	6.4
South Carolina	1.4%	63.3	12.4	2.0
South Dakota	0.3%	14.9	16.8	0.2
Tennessee	1.8%	83.2	12.0	2.0
Texas	13.5%	622.4	21.4	2.3
Utah	1.2%	57.2	17.5	0.7
Vermont	0.1%	5.4	8.4	0.6
Virginia	2.1%	98.2	11.4	2.3
Washington	1.5%	68.3	8.9	1.0
West Virginia	1.7%	77.1	43.0	3.2
Wisconsin	1.9%	87.1	14.8	1.3
Wyoming	1.2%	55.6	96.4	0.6
American Samoa	0.0%	0.4	7.2	0.7
Guam	0.0%	1.8	11.3	3.2
Northern Mariana Islands	0.0%	0.0	0.0	0.0
Puerto Rico	0.4%	19.0	5.8	3.6
US Virgin Islands	0.1%	2.4	22.6	3.3
States and DC	99.5%	4591	13.9	1.21
US Total	100%	4615	13.8	1.23

v t e United States state-related lists
List of states and territories of the United States
Demographics	Population African American Amish Asian Birth and death rates Density Hispanic and Latino Historical Household income Immigration LGBT Non-Hispanic white Pacific Islander Spanish-speaking Educational attainment Largest cities by population Median age Most popular given names Most populous counties Net migration Populated places Population density (cities) Race/ethnicity Religiosity Irreligion
Economy	Billionaires Budgets Companies Credit ratings Employment rates Exports and imports Federal tax revenue Federal taxation and spending Gross domestic product Growth rate Per capita Income Inequality Median home prices Median wages Millionaire households Minimum wages Poverty rates R&D spending Sales taxes Savings rate Socioeconomic factors Sovereign wealth funds State income taxes Unemployment rates Union affiliation Vehicles per capita
Environment	Botanical gardens Carbon dioxide emissions Parks National Natural Landmarks National Wildlife Refuges Nature centers Electricity (Renewable) Superfund sites Wilderness areas
Geography	Area Bays Beaches Coastline Elevation Extreme points Forest Geographic centers Highest cities Islands Lakes Mountains Regions Volcanoes
Government	Agriculture commissioners Attorneys general Capitals Capitol buildings Comparison Congressional districts Members Counties Alphabetical List Courts Governors Lieutenant governors Legislatures Libraries and archives Official languages Poets laureate Politics by state or territory Political party strength State auditors State legislators Alabama–Missouri Montana–Wyoming State senators State secretaries of state State speakers State chief justices State presidents pro tempore State superintendents of education State supreme courts State treasurers Statewide elected executive officials
Health	Changes in life expectancy, 1985–2010 Fertility rates Hospitals Human Development Index American Human Development Index Life expectancy Infant mortality rates Obesity rates Road deaths Smoking
History	Date of statehood Name etymologies Historical societies Museums National Historic Landmarks National Register of Historic Places State partitions Historic regions
Law	Abortion Age of consent Alcohol Dry communities Alford plea Cell phone use while driving Constitutions Firearms Firearms death rates Gun Violence Homicide Rate Law enforcement agencies Legality of cannabis Peace Index Prisons Incarceration rate Same-sex unions Former constitutional bans Marriage law Seat belt laws Self-representation Smoking bans Speed limits (by jurisdiction) Statutory codes Violent Crime Rate
Miscellaneous	Abbreviations Airports Bus transit systems Casinos Cemeteries Demonyms Flags Hotels Insignia Coats of arms License plates Malls Mottos Newspapers Nicknames Numbered highways Quarters 50 states District of Columbia and territories America the Beautiful quarters Snowiest places Symbols Tallest buildings Temperature extremes Time zones
Category Commons Portals

References

"Energy-Related CO₂ Emission Data Tables". EIA. October 11, 2022. Table 4. Per capita energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by state. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
"Emissions by fuel". EIA. 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
"State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2022". US Census. March 23, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
"2020 Population of U.S. Island Areas Just Under 339,000". US Census. October 28, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
"State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates". US Census. December 16, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

External links

Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions by State, 2000-2015

Categories:

Misplaced Pages