Change in carbon dioxide emissions since 2005: U.S. states ranked
Measure: Change in carbon dioxide emissions since 2005 (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2005.
National value: -17.5 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: -40.4 to -28.8 %
- Group 2: -28.8 to -21.8 %
- Group 3: -21.8 to -16.3 %
- Group 4: -16.3 to -8.4 %
- Highest: -8.4 to 31.2 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Emissions are counted where fuel is burned, so states that generate electricity or refine fuel for others have high per-person figures. Data are for 2022, EIA's latest state series.
| 1 | Idaho | 31.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Dakota | 17.7 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 9.8 |
| 4 | North Dakota | 8.1 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 4.9 |
| 6 | Texas | 3 |
| 7 | Mississippi | 1.7 |
| 8 | Louisiana | -4.7 |
| 9 | Washington | -5.3 |
| 10 | Colorado | -7.1 |
| 11 | Oregon | -8.4 |
| 12 | Iowa | -8.8 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | -9.2 |
| 14 | Utah | -11 |
| 15 | Florida | -11.2 |
| 16 | Wyoming | -11.8 |
| 17 | Alaska | -13 |
| 18 | Kansas | -14.9 |
| 19 | Connecticut | -15.6 |
| 20 | California | -16.1 |
| 21 | Arizona | -16.3 |
| 22 | Minnesota | -17 |
| 23 | Montana | -17.6 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | -18.1 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | -18.3 |
| 26 | Michigan | -18.9 |
| 27 | Vermont | -19.2 |
| 28 | Nevada | -19.5 |
| 29 | Hawaii | -20.9 |
| 30 | New York | -21.4 |
| 31 | Missouri | -21.8 |
| 32 | New Mexico | -21.9 |
| 33 | Alabama | -23.9 |
| 33 | South Carolina | -23.9 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | -24.1 |
| 36 | North Carolina | -24.4 |
| 37 | Illinois | -24.6 |
| 38 | Virginia | -25.6 |
| 39 | Delaware | -26.9 |
| 40 | Ohio | -27.8 |
| 41 | Tennessee | -28.8 |
| 42 | New Jersey | -29 |
| 43 | Kentucky | -29.7 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | -29.8 |
| 45 | West Virginia | -30.9 |
| 46 | Indiana | -31.4 |
| 47 | District of Columbia | -32.7 |
| 48 | Georgia | -32.8 |
| 49 | New Hampshire | -35.1 |
| 50 | Maine | -35.3 |
| 51 | Maryland | -40.4 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Energy-Related CO2 Emission Data Tables, Tables 1, 3 and 4 (state energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, by sector, and per capita, 1970–2022). Reference period: 2022.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by change in carbon dioxide emissions since 2005 (%, derived) (2005). Data: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Energy-Related CO2 Emission Data Tables, Tables 1, 3 and 4 (state energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, by sector, and per capita, 1970–2022); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-change-in-carbon-dioxide-emissions-since-2005/