Texas and California are by far the biggest contributors to transportation-related emissions in the United States. In 2019, transportation in Texas and California produced 227.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and 208.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, respectively. Combined, these two states accounted for nearly a quarter of total U.S. transportation emissions that year.
Transportation emissions have historically been highest in California, but in 2013 emissions in Texas surpassed them for the first time. This was due rising emissions in Texas, as well as reductions in transportation emissions in California between 2007 and 2013. With transportation emissions a growing problem and a major contributor to climate change, California has set a goal to ban new gas-fueled cars by 2035.
Transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1980 to 2019, by select state
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
Characteristic
Texas
California
Florida
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Georgia
New Jersey
Louisiana
2019
227.9
208.9
119.1
79.8
67.8
61.7
60.7
63.8
48.6
40.4
2018
221
209.1
121.1
82
69.9
60.8
61.2
64.1
52.1
38
2017
213.7
208
115.2
81.5
69.8
60.8
60.7
66.1
50.1
41.2
2016
211.5
202.3
112.6
80.8
69.4
60.3
60.4
62.4
52.6
38.1
2015
205.4
194.8
110.2
77.6
69.5
61.3
60.7
65.1
50.3
36.7
2014
201.5
189.9
106.3
79.2
66.7
62.8
60.5
61.9
50.3
36
2013
199.8
189
104.9
75.1
65
63
59.1
64.1
51.5
37.9
2012
184.6
189.6
103.4
74.4
63.9
63.2
58.3
62.6
51.3
39
2011
184.8
193.4
105.4
76.1
66.3
64.1
60.4
66.9
53.9
43.1
2010
184.4
201
107
81.3
66.8
64.4
61.3
68.3
53.6
42.1
2009
187.1
213.7
97.4
71
67
65.1
63.2
64.2
61.2
46.6
2008
194.9
218.9
103.6
72.9
68.4
66
67.6
60
72.4
47.3
2007
203.3
235.7
114.5
73.7
72.8
71.3
72
66.3
71.9
50.4
2006
202
233.5
116.2
74.5
73
72.1
71.7
68.1
68.6
54.9
2005
194.4
228.8
113.5
73.4
76.6
72.5
70.9
69
69.2
50.9
2004
193.6
223.8
111.1
75.3
69.2
71.4
71.6
66.4
64.7
53.6
2003
192.3
215.5
100.9
74.1
66
70.1
70.3
64.1
62.8
54.9
2002
197.4
223.4
101.3
68.5
62.5
70.6
69
61.5
63.8
54.8
2001
190.8
211.5
99
67
64.6
70.3
68.5
61.4
63
53.5
2000
183.6
216.4
100.9
67.3
67.2
70.7
69
61.8
65.1
61.2
1999
178.4
204.3
94.6
66.5
65
68.1
66.6
61.3
60.6
55.2
1998
179.9
200
91.9
66.2
58.8
67.5
64.8
59.3
60.7
55.3
1997
170.9
199.2
90.4
65.6
57.7
65.4
64
57.3
59.8
56.5
1996
166.5
204.4
87.3
65.7
57.4
62.6
62.2
59.6
59.1
59.2
1995
153.1
200.2
86.3
62.4
55.3
62.9
59.1
56.2
61
53.9
1994
155.2
196
84.1
60.7
53.7
62.1
58
53.6
60
53.8
1993
151.6
187.7
78.6
61.7
55.6
61.8
57.4
52.9
54.9
51.2
1992
152.6
191.7
79.7
60.8
52.7
60.4
54.5
47.8
58
51.4
1991
149.1
191.8
77
62.3
51.9
59.2
55.2
47.3
57.7
51.3
1990
152.1
202.2
81.3
63.9
54.1
59.3
55.8
48.5
56.9
48.8
1989
151.8
201
81.3
60
54.8
57.7
57.2
48
59
49.1
1988
151.2
194.7
80.6
59.8
53.9
61.2
57
49.5
57.4
49
1987
143.5
184
76.1
62.7
50.3
59
56.5
47.2
60.1
45.8
1986
146.7
174.8
71.7
59.3
49.9
55.8
55
44.3
59.1
46.6
1985
143.2
168.9
67.9
58.2
50.7
53.6
53.2
42.1
57
41.4
1984
138.3
169.5
65.6
49.4
49.3
53.1
52.6
41.6
57
42.2
1983
132.7
160.8
66.8
54.2
55.4
52.1
51.8
40
54.7
42.4
1982
133.4
159.2
66.8
59.9
53.9
51.3
52.1
38.6
51.2
40.7
1981
129.5
168
68.1
66.9
55.3
54.7
54.2
38.6
44
46.4
1980
127.8
169.5
68
71.5
58
57.7
55.9
39.1
40.6
45.4
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EIA. (April 13, 2022). Transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1980 to 2019, by select state (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010152/transportation-sector-co2-emissions-us-by-state/
EIA. "Transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1980 to 2019, by select state (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. April 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010152/transportation-sector-co2-emissions-us-by-state/
EIA. (2022). Transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States from 1980 to 2019, by select state (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010152/transportation-sector-co2-emissions-us-by-state/
EIA. "Transportation-related Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The United States from 1980 to 2019, by Select State (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1010152/transportation-sector-co2-emissions-us-by-state/
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