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State carbon emissions data for the United States, 1990-2001
mongabay.com
June 21, 2006
The state of Nevada had the largest increase in carbon emissions between 1990 and 2001 according to mongabay.com's analysis of figures released by the Energy Information Administration. Carbon dioxide emissions climbed 47 percent during the period, while the state's economy grew by 85 percent and its population increased by 73 percent. The figures show that Nevada, like the rest of the United States, is becoming getting more out of its carbon dioxide emissions than it did in 1990. article continued >>
| Population | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions | Gross State Product (GSP) |
| STATE | 1990 | 2001 | Change | 1990 | 2001 | Change | 1990 | 2001 | Change |
| thousands | thousands | percent | million metric tons | million metric tons | percent | million chained (2000) dollars | million chained (2000) dollars | percent |
| Alabama | 4,048 | 4,464 | 10% | 34.4 | 43.2 | 26% | $86,582 | $115,599 | 34% |
| Alaska | 553 | 635 | 15% | 107.6 | 129.6 | 20% | $31,904 | $25,763 | -19% |
| Arizona | 3,679 | 5,307 | 44% | 49.9 | 63.4 | 27% | $81,143 | $163,448 | 101% |
| Arkansas | 2,354 | 2,692 | 14% | 62.3 | 88.7 | 42% | $45,066 | $66,982 | 49% |
| California | 29,905 | 34,501 | 15% | 362.5 | 383.1 | 6% | $955,881 | $1,281,733 | 34% |
| Colorado | 3,304 | 4,418 | 34% | 65.6 | 88.8 | 35% | $91,346 | $174,763 | 91% |
| Connecticut | 3,289 | 3,425 | 4% | 40.7 | 42.6 | 5% | $124,587 | $161,197 | 29% |
| Delaware | 669 | 796 | 19% | 17.6 | 16.4 | -7% | $28,059 | $42,966 | 53% |
| District of Columbia | 604 | 572 | -5% | 4.4 | 4.1 | -7% | $55,080 | $61,569 | 12% |
| Florida | 13,019 | 16,397 | 26% | 187.3 | 238.8 | 27% | $320,500 | $484,886 | 51% |
| Georgia | 6,506 | 8,384 | 29% | 138 | 160.5 | 16% | $172,127 | $292,832 | 70% |
| Hawaii | 1,113 | 1,224 | 10% | 21.7 | 19.2 | -12% | $41,020 | $40,626 | -1% |
| Idaho | 1,012 | 1,321 | 31% | 11.3 | 15.5 | 37% | $19,550 | $35,220 | 80% |
| Illinois | 11,448 | 12,482 | 9% | 193.9 | 227.1 | 17% | $336,301 | $464,910 | 38% |
| Indiana | 5,555 | 6,115 | 10% | 205.1 | 230.2 | 12% | $131,012 | $190,327 | 45% |
| Iowa | 2,780 | 2,923 | 5% | 62.7 | 79.4 | 27% | $64,503 | $89,360 | 39% |
| Kansas | 2,481 | 2,695 | 9% | 69.3 | 71.9 | 4% | $62,391 | $83,898 | 34% |
| Kentucky | 3,692 | 4,066 | 10% | 117.1 | 152.2 | 30% | $81,317 | $112,166 | 38% |
| Louisiana | 4,217 | 4,465 | 6% | 178.8 | 165.3 | -8% | $121,745 | $129,233 | 6% |
| Maine | 1,231 | 1,287 | 5% | 18.9 | 22.7 | 20% | $29,255 | $36,176 | 24% |
| Maryland | 4,798 | 5,375 | 12% | 69.6 | 77.4 | 11% | $145,184 | $187,483 | 29% |
| Massachusetts | 6,018 | 6,379 | 6% | 83.5 | 83.1 | 0% | $195,734 | $276,634 | 41% |
| Michigan | 9,311 | 9,991 | 7% | 181.1 | 192.7 | 6% | $234,181 | $326,869 | 40% |
| Minnesota | 4,387 | 4,972 | 13% | 78.4 | 95.9 | 22% | $121,527 | $186,336 | 53% |
| Mississippi | 2,577 | 2,858 | 11% | 47.9 | 69 | 44% | $46,664 | $63,963 | 37% |
| Missouri | 5,126 | 5,630 | 10% | 103.9 | 129.9 | 25% | $127,995 | $177,810 | 39% |
| Montana | 800 | 904 | 13% | 27.5 | 32.4 | 18% | $16,157 | $21,670 | 34% |
| Nebraska | 1,581 | 1,713 | 8% | 32.9 | 42.9 | 30% | $40,271 | $55,819 | 39% |
| Nevada | 1,219 | 2,106 | 73% | 30.4 | 44.6 | 47% | $40,507 | $75,131 | 85% |
| New Hampshire | 1,112 | 1,259 | 13% | 14.6 | 17.7 | 21% | $27,711 | $43,584 | 57% |
| New Jersey | 7,740 | 8,484 | 10% | 114.6 | 120.9 | 5% | $266,565 | $355,106 | 33% |
| New Mexico | 1,520 | 1,829 | 20% | 53.1 | 59.2 | 11% | $28,724 | $50,926 | 77% |
| New York | 18,002 | 19,011 | 6% | 207.7 | 211.5 | 2% | $624,344 | $794,392 | 27% |
| North Carolina | 6,657 | 8,186 | 23% | 110.2 | 145.4 | 32% | $173,593 | $278,277 | 60% |
| North Dakota | 637 | 634 | 0% | 44.2 | 51.8 | 17% | $13,533 | $17,907 | 32% |
| Ohio | 10,862 | 11,374 | 5% | 244.2 | 252.3 | 3% | $274,921 | $365,735 | 33% |
| Oklahoma | 3,147 | 3,460 | 10% | 88 | 104 | 18% | $69,977 | $91,793 | 31% |
| Oregon | 2,858 | 3,473 | 22% | 30.6 | 41.6 | 36% | $63,203 | $110,513 | 75% |
| Pennsylvania | 11,896 | 12,287 | 3% | 262.5 | 261.9 | 0% | $305,168 | $395,633 | 30% |
| Rhode Island | 1,005 | 1,059 | 5% | 8.8 | 12.2 | 39% | $27,243 | $34,176 | 25% |
| South Carolina | 3,499 | 4,063 | 16% | 59 | 75.5 | 28% | $78,975 | $114,055 | 44% |
| South Dakota | 697 | 757 | 9% | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14% | $14,910 | $23,351 | 57% |
| Tennessee | 4,891 | 5,740 | 17% | 103.2 | 121.4 | 18% | $115,483 | $176,253 | 53% |
| Texas | 17,045 | 21,325 | 25% | 552.6 | 656.1 | 19% | $462,032 | $745,325 | 61% |
| Utah | 1,730 | 2,270 | 31% | 53.9 | 63.4 | 18% | $38,799 | $68,275 | 76% |
| Vermont | 565 | 613 | 9% | 5.4 | 6.5 | 20% | $13,762 | $18,543 | 35% |
| Virginia | 6,214 | 7,188 | 16% | 94.2 | 119.9 | 27% | $187,926 | $269,620 | 43% |
| Washington | 4,901 | 5,988 | 22% | 70 | 84.2 | 20% | $145,628 | $220,190 | 51% |
| West Virginia | 1,792 | 1,802 | 1% | 106.7 | 102.3 | -4% | $33,210 | $41,922 | 26% |
| Wisconsin | 4,902 | 5,402 | 10% | 85.1 | 109.7 | 29% | $119,126 | $177,434 | 49% |
| Wyoming | 453 | 494 | 9% | 56.5 | 63.3 | 12% | $15,181 | $18,114 | 19% |
| UNITED STATES | 249,401 | 284,797 | 14% | 4,980.80 | 5,705.10 | 15% | $6,939,733 | $9,836,576 | 42% |
| 1990 | 2001 | Change, 1990-2001 |
| STATE | GSP per Capita | CO2 Emissions per Capita | Carbon Intensity | GSP per Capita | CO2 Emissions per Capita | Carbon Intensity | GSP per Capita | CO2 Emissions per Capita | Carbon Intensity |
| million chained (2000) dollars | metric tons (mt) | mt of CO2 per thousand 2000 U.S. Dollars | million chained (2000) dollars | metric tons (mt) | mt of CO2 per thousand 2000 U.S. Dollars | percent | percent | percent |
| Alabama | $21,389 | 8.5 | 0.40 | $25,894 | 9.7 | 0.37 | 21% | 14% | -6% |
| Alaska | $57,693 | 194.6 | 3.37 | $40,579 | 204.1 | 5.03 | -30% | 5% | 49% |
| Arizona | $22,056 | 13.6 | 0.61 | $30,797 | 11.9 | 0.39 | 40% | -12% | -37% |
| Arkansas | $19,144 | 26.5 | 1.38 | $24,881 | 32.9 | 1.32 | 30% | 24% | -4% |
| California | $31,964 | 12.1 | 0.38 | $37,150 | 11.1 | 0.30 | 16% | -8% | -21% |
| Colorado | $27,647 | 19.9 | 0.72 | $39,560 | 20.1 | 0.51 | 43% | 1% | -29% |
| Connecticut | $37,880 | 12.4 | 0.33 | $47,064 | 12.4 | 0.26 | 24% | 0% | -19% |
| Delaware | $41,942 | 26.3 | 0.63 | $53,966 | 20.6 | 0.38 | 29% | -22% | -39% |
| District of Columbia | $91,192 | 7.3 | 0.08 | $107,672 | 7.2 | 0.07 | 18% | -1% | -17% |
| Florida | $24,618 | 14.4 | 0.58 | $29,573 | 14.6 | 0.49 | 20% | 1% | -16% |
| Georgia | $26,457 | 21.2 | 0.80 | $34,928 | 19.1 | 0.55 | 32% | -10% | -32% |
| Hawaii | $36,855 | 19.5 | 0.53 | $33,180 | 15.7 | 0.47 | -10% | -19% | -11% |
| Idaho | $19,318 | 11.2 | 0.58 | $26,661 | 11.7 | 0.44 | 38% | 5% | -24% |
| Illinois | $29,376 | 16.9 | 0.58 | $37,246 | 18.2 | 0.49 | 27% | 7% | -15% |
| Indiana | $23,585 | 36.9 | 1.57 | $31,126 | 37.6 | 1.21 | 32% | 2% | -23% |
| Iowa | $23,203 | 22.6 | 0.97 | $30,569 | 27.2 | 0.89 | 32% | 21% | -9% |
| Kansas | $25,148 | 27.9 | 1.11 | $31,135 | 26.7 | 0.86 | 24% | -4% | -23% |
| Kentucky | $22,025 | 31.7 | 1.44 | $27,589 | 37.4 | 1.36 | 25% | 18% | -6% |
| Louisiana | $28,870 | 42.4 | 1.47 | $28,941 | 37.0 | 1.28 | 0% | -13% | -13% |
| Maine | $23,765 | 15.4 | 0.65 | $28,116 | 17.6 | 0.63 | 18% | 15% | -3% |
| Maryland | $30,259 | 14.5 | 0.48 | $34,880 | 14.4 | 0.41 | 15% | -1% | -14% |
| Massachusetts | $32,525 | 13.9 | 0.43 | $43,364 | 13.0 | 0.30 | 33% | -6% | -30% |
| Michigan | $25,151 | 19.5 | 0.77 | $32,717 | 19.3 | 0.59 | 30% | -1% | -24% |
| Minnesota | $27,702 | 17.9 | 0.65 | $37,475 | 19.3 | 0.51 | 35% | 8% | -20% |
| Mississippi | $18,108 | 18.6 | 1.03 | $22,380 | 24.1 | 1.08 | 24% | 30% | 5% |
| Missouri | $24,970 | 20.3 | 0.81 | $31,584 | 23.1 | 0.73 | 26% | 14% | -10% |
| Montana | $20,196 | 34.4 | 1.70 | $23,960 | 35.8 | 1.50 | 19% | 4% | -12% |
| Nebraska | $25,472 | 20.8 | 0.82 | $32,581 | 25.0 | 0.77 | 28% | 20% | -6% |
| Nevada | $33,230 | 24.9 | 0.75 | $35,673 | 21.2 | 0.59 | 7% | -15% | -21% |
| New Hampshire | $24,920 | 13.1 | 0.53 | $34,613 | 14.1 | 0.41 | 39% | 7% | -23% |
| New Jersey | $34,440 | 14.8 | 0.43 | $41,854 | 14.2 | 0.34 | 22% | -4% | -21% |
| New Mexico | $18,897 | 34.9 | 1.85 | $27,841 | 32.4 | 1.16 | 47% | -7% | -37% |
| New York | $34,682 | 11.5 | 0.33 | $41,785 | 11.1 | 0.27 | 20% | -4% | -20% |
| North Carolina | $26,077 | 16.6 | 0.63 | $33,993 | 17.8 | 0.52 | 30% | 8% | -18% |
| North Dakota | $21,245 | 69.4 | 3.27 | $28,225 | 81.6 | 2.89 | 33% | 18% | -11% |
| Ohio | $25,310 | 22.5 | 0.89 | $32,157 | 22.2 | 0.69 | 27% | -1% | -22% |
| Oklahoma | $22,236 | 28.0 | 1.26 | $26,529 | 30.1 | 1.13 | 19% | 8% | -10% |
| Oregon | $22,114 | 10.7 | 0.48 | $31,822 | 12.0 | 0.38 | 44% | 12% | -22% |
| Pennsylvania | $25,653 | 22.1 | 0.86 | $32,199 | 21.3 | 0.66 | 26% | -3% | -23% |
| Rhode Island | $27,107 | 8.8 | 0.32 | $32,274 | 11.5 | 0.36 | 19% | 31% | 11% |
| South Carolina | $22,571 | 16.9 | 0.75 | $28,072 | 18.6 | 0.66 | 24% | 10% | -11% |
| South Dakota | $21,392 | 16.9 | 0.79 | $30,863 | 17.8 | 0.58 | 44% | 5% | -27% |
| Tennessee | $23,611 | 21.1 | 0.89 | $30,706 | 21.1 | 0.69 | 30% | 0% | -23% |
| Texas | $27,107 | 32.4 | 1.20 | $34,951 | 30.8 | 0.88 | 29% | -5% | -26% |
| Utah | $22,427 | 31.2 | 1.39 | $30,080 | 27.9 | 0.93 | 34% | -10% | -33% |
| Vermont | $24,358 | 9.6 | 0.39 | $30,245 | 10.6 | 0.35 | 24% | 11% | -11% |
| Virginia | $30,242 | 15.2 | 0.50 | $37,511 | 16.7 | 0.44 | 24% | 10% | -11% |
| Washington | $29,714 | 14.3 | 0.48 | $36,772 | 14.1 | 0.38 | 24% | -1% | -20% |
| West Virginia | $18,532 | 59.5 | 3.21 | $23,265 | 56.8 | 2.44 | 26% | -5% | -24% |
| Wisconsin | $24,302 | 17.4 | 0.71 | $32,847 | 20.3 | 0.62 | 35% | 17% | -13% |
| Wyoming | $33,512 | 124.7 | 3.72 | $36,637 | 128.0 | 3.49 | 9% | 3% | -6% |
| UNITED STATES | $27,826 | 20.0 | 0.72 | $34,539 | 20.0 | 0.58 | 24% | 0% | -19% |
Data sources
- Gross state product figures come from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Products Accounts.
- Carbon emission data come from the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration.
- Population data come from the U.S. Bureau of the Census
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