Year

Rank

Trending

Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide

U.S. Average

North Carolina

Carbon Emissions

Energy-Related Carbon Emissions

What does this mean?

Energy related carbon dioxide (CO2) is a measure of emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuel to generate electricity for all sectors.

Why does this matter?

Recently, many corporations, municipalities, and state governments have developed climate action plans and/or committed to reduce CO2 emissions. This metric represents our state’s relative performance in conjunction with those interests and obligations.

NC Infrastructure Index

North Carolina Ranking

18 / 51

Source: US Energy Information Administration

Carbon Emissions

State	2005-01	2006-01	2007-01	2008-01	2009-01	2010-01	2011-01	2012-01	2013-01	2014-01	2015-01	2016-01
Alabama	145.70	148.00	149.60	141.80	121.90	134.60	131.60	125.10	122.50	124.80	121.70	115.70
Alaska	49.00	46.60	44.90	40.30	38.60	39.50	39.30	38.80	36.70	35.80	36.70	35.10
Arizona	98.30	101.50	103.40	103.80	94.80	96.60	94.60	92.80	96.50	94.40	92.10	87.50
Arkansas	61.10	62.90	64.20	65.10	62.40	66.70	68.10	67.00	69.30	69.90	60.00	62.80
California	390.10	398.30	403.10	387.40	373.80	367.80	353.20	358.60	360.70	357.50	365.40	363.30
Colorado	96.80	97.70	100.30	98.40	94.20	96.60	92.80	91.90	92.40	92.90	91.60	89.50
Connecticut	44.80	41.70	40.80	38.30	36.50	36.80	35.30	34.70	35.40	35.60	37.00	34.50
Delaware	17.10	16.00	16.80	15.90	12.20	11.40	12.40	13.60	13.30	12.90	13.00	13.40
District of Columbia	4.00	3.20	3.40	3.10	3.20	3.30	3.10	2.70	2.90	3.10	3.00	2.80
Florida	265.00	263.20	260.60	242.30	227.70	245.70	232.20	226.30	225.00	230.70	235.20	231.30
Georgia	187.40	184.60	187.10	174.50	164.60	174.00	158.40	138.30	136.40	141.40	138.80	137.00
Hawaii	23.30	23.50	24.30	19.60	19.10	19.30	19.70	19.20	18.70	18.60	18.80	18.50
Idaho	16.10	16.10	16.60	15.80	15.40	16.20	16.00	15.90	17.40	16.90	18.20	18.50
Illinois	246.00	237.50	245.10	243.70	228.30	233.10	231.80	219.40	232.60	235.40	217.80	205.20
Indiana	237.40	234.90	234.60	230.30	207.00	219.30	211.80	197.40	202.60	207.90	188.40	182.90
Iowa	80.00	81.20	86.50	90.40	85.30	89.60	86.60	80.60	82.00	82.90	76.80	73.50
Kansas	72.80	73.00	80.80	75.40	73.60	73.20	71.30	66.60	70.30	70.50	64.70	62.40
Kentucky	152.10	154.40	154.70	152.40	141.90	151.20	150.00	138.80	138.00	139.30	129.80	124.60
Louisiana	208.80	220.90	225.60	229.10	212.00	224.50	227.10	215.10	206.20	203.80	206.50	210.30
Maine	23.50	21.60	21.30	19.40	18.70	18.30	17.80	16.10	16.80	16.90	17.10	16.60
Maryland	83.40	78.40	78.70	74.90	71.60	70.10	65.30	60.80	59.90	62.20	60.20	57.90
Massachusetts	85.90	77.70	81.00	77.90	71.40	72.80	68.90	62.70	66.50	64.60	66.50	64.50
Michigan	193.60	182.10	184.00	177.80	166.50	167.00	161.70	155.10	163.70	163.60	163.80	152.60
Minnesota	103.10	100.30	101.80	101.40	93.50	93.20	92.80	88.00	90.80	96.00	88.90	89.70
Mississippi	64.90	66.90	69.00	65.60	61.40	66.20	61.30	63.30	61.40	64.70	66.00	69.30
Missouri	143.50	141.50	140.50	137.30	131.50	135.40	136.00	128.40	133.80	133.30	123.90	118.30
Montana	35.50	35.60	37.10	36.30	32.80	34.70	31.80	30.60	31.90	32.40	32.30	30.60
Nebraska	44.40	45.00	45.30	47.40	48.00	50.50	52.90	51.30	54.20	52.80	51.30	48.80
Nevada	50.70	42.10	42.30	41.50	40.00	38.10	34.30	35.10	36.90	37.70	35.70	36.90
New Hampshire	21.60	19.70	19.50	19.00	17.30	16.80	16.40	14.80	14.50	15.20	15.40	13.80
New Jersey	130.50	123.20	130.80	128.60	111.30	115.50	115.70	105.20	108.80	114.70	113.00	111.40
New Mexico	60.00	60.50	59.60	57.10	57.90	53.80	56.20	54.30	53.70	50.60	50.70	48.70
New York	212.90	193.90	200.50	190.70	174.70	176.30	166.20	162.90	164.20	172.00	169.90	164.60
North Carolina	156.60	150.90	156.70	151.50	135.00	145.00	130.30	123.20	126.70	129.00	122.60	121.20
North Dakota	53.10	51.40	53.10	53.60	52.00	52.80	54.30	56.80	57.40	59.40	58.00	54.60
Ohio	275.20	267.60	271.20	264.00	238.70	250.20	238.20	218.50	232.50	234.40	215.40	207.40
Oklahoma	108.10	111.30	110.50	113.30	107.50	107.00	108.70	106.10	104.60	105.90	102.00	97.40
Oregon	41.80	40.90	44.40	43.40	41.50	41.30	37.70	37.50	39.70	38.50	38.60	38.20
Pennsylvania	283.30	277.10	279.70	271.70	246.20	257.90	250.50	240.10	249.50	249.10	232.70	218.60
Rhode Island	11.40	10.70	11.20	10.80	11.40	11.20	11.20	10.70	10.30	10.80	11.00	9.80
South Carolina	87.40	87.70	88.10	85.90	80.30	84.50	80.60	74.10	70.90	75.20	73.60	72.10
South Dakota	13.50	13.60	14.10	15.20	15.00	15.30	14.80	15.20	15.70	15.70	14.40	15.10
Tennessee	127.20	129.10	128.80	122.30	103.50	111.10	107.50	101.20	99.60	105.00	101.20	103.60
Texas	611.60	620.70	617.40	583.80	549.50	584.30	603.00	599.30	628.20	626.00	626.50	657.40
Utah	67.90	69.10	71.00	70.20	65.40	64.50	65.00	62.40	67.70	65.90	64.30	59.10
Vermont	6.90	6.80	6.60	6.00	6.30	6.00	5.90	5.60	5.80	6.00	6.20	6.00
Virginia	131.10	124.40	129.60	118.30	107.10	110.20	101.10	99.30	106.40	105.40	104.50	104.80
Washington	77.00	74.50	80.00	76.70	74.50	74.40	69.40	69.40	74.10	72.50	74.40	79.30
West Virginia	113.80	113.90	116.00	111.90	90.70	101.80	99.00	93.50	95.60	101.20	93.30	95.10
Wisconsin	112.30	104.20	105.90	106.40	97.30	99.60	98.70	91.60	102.10	102.40	101.10	96.10
Wyoming	64.00	64.80	67.20	67.70	64.40	65.90	64.70	67.10	69.10	66.20	64.20	61.00
U.S. Average	117.48	115.93	117.75	114.02	105.79	109.63	106.93	102.80	105.33	106.27	103.42	101.75