Wyoming had the highest electric power carbon dioxide emissions per capita in the U.S. in 2021, at 68.77 metric tons (tCO₂). North Dakota and West Virginia followed, with per capita emissions of 37 and 36 tCO₂, respectively. Coal is the biggest source of electricity in these three states.
Although Texas is the largest contributor to U.S. electric power sector emissions, the state's per capita emissions were roughly 10 times lower than Wyoming's in 2021.
Electricity carbon dioxide emissions per capita in the United States in 2021, by state
(in metric tons)
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Visual Capitalist. (December 21, 2023). Electricity carbon dioxide emissions per capita in the United States in 2021, by state (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1439980/us-state-electricity-related-co2-emissions-per-capita/
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