Global per capita carbon footprint by key U.S. state 2015
This statistic displays the highest carbon footprint per capita in the United States in 2015, by state. During this time, Maryland had a carbon footprint of 16.9 global acres per capita. The carbon footprint converts the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into an amount of productive land and sea area needed to sequester these emissions. In the United States, 67 percent of the ecological footprint is comprised of the carbon footprint.
