Texas is the biggest contributor to U.S. transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions. In 2022, transportation sector emissions in Texas totaled almost 220 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. This was almost double the transportation emissions released in Florida.
Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2022, by state
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons
Texas
219.8
California
183.9
Florida
118.3
New York
74.9
Illinois
59.8
Georgia
59.4
Ohio
58.1
Pennsylvania
56.4
North Carolina
54.4
Virginia
49.7
Louisiana
47.3
Michigan
47.2
Tennessee
44.8
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Emissions in million metric tons219.8219.8183.9183.9118.3118.374.974.959.859.859.459.458.158.156.456.454.454.449.749.747.347.347.247.244.844.843.643.642.542.538.438.438.238.236.636.636.636.634.134.133.633.631.431.430.530.529.529.529.129.1282825.925.923.323.319.819.819.719.719.119.119.119.118.918.9181815.615.614.914.913.613.613.613.612.512.511.511.510.910.98.78.77.97.97.27.27.17.16.86.86.76.75.25.23.83.82.82.8TexasCaliforniaFloridaNew YorkIllinoisGeorgiaOhioPennsylvaniaNorth CarolinaVirginiaLouisianaMichiganTennesseeNew JerseyWashingtonIndianaArizonaAlabamaMissouriColoradoKentuckySouth CarolinaOklahomaWisconsinMinnesotaMassachusettsMarylandMississippiOregonIowaArkansasUtahNevadaKansasNew MexicoConnecticutAlaskaNebraskaWest VirginiaIdahoHawaiiNorth DakotaMontanaMaineWyomingSouth DakotaNew HampshireDelawareRhode IslandVermont
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EIA. (October 29, 2024). Transportation sector carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2022, by state (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100175/transportation-co2-emissions-in-the-us-by-state/
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