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Table CO2.T1. Total CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption by source, 1960-2023, North Carolina (million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2))
Table CO2.T1. Total CO2 emissions estimates from energy consumption by source, 1960-2023, North Carolina
(million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2))


Year


Coal


Natural gas a


Petroleum b


Total
1960 22.0 2.4 28.7 53.1
1961 23.2 2.7 30.3 56.2
1962 24.8 3.0 31.5 59.3
1963 26.9 3.4 32.1 62.4
1964 28.0 3.7 32.5 64.2
1965 31.0 4.1 34.0 69.0
1966 36.2 4.7 36.7 77.5
1967 38.5 5.3 37.4 81.2
1968 42.5 6.1 38.7 87.3
1969 45.0 7.3 40.2 92.5
1970 46.7 8.1 42.4 97.2
1971 46.1 8.6 44.4 99.1
1972 46.9 8.8 48.7 104.3
1973 50.6 8.6 49.7 108.8
1974 49.7 7.5 46.9 104.1
1975 45.3 6.1 43.5 95.0
1976 51.8 5.4 48.5 105.7
1977 52.1 3.9 51.9 107.9
1978 47.5 4.4 50.8 102.8
1979 53.1 7.0 50.3 110.4
1980 59.4 8.1 44.9 112.4
1981 62.3 8.0 42.0 112.3
1982 59.2 7.6 41.3 108.1
1983 56.6 7.3 43.6 107.5
1984 53.1 7.7 48.3 109.1
1985 52.3 7.2 47.5 107.1
1986 55.4 7.3 49.6 112.3
1987 47.6 8.0 51.8 107.4
1988 49.0 8.2 54.5 111.7
1989 56.2 8.7 50.8 115.7
1990 54.0 8.7 48.4 111.1
1991 54.0 9.0 47.8 110.8
1992 61.8 9.7 49.7 121.3
1993 65.4 10.0 51.2 126.6
1994 60.0 10.2 51.5 121.7
1995 63.0 11.0 54.1 128.1
1996 70.7 11.6 57.7 140.0
1997 72.7 11.6 57.7 142.0
1998 71.7 11.6 58.7 141.9
1999 70.6 11.7 58.3 140.7
2000 74.8 12.6 61.5 148.9
2001 72.0 11.3 60.8 144.1
2002 73.5 12.7 59.2 145.5
2003 73.7 11.9 61.5 147.2
2004 74.8 12.2 63.1 150.1
2005 77.6 12.5 64.0 154.1
2006 74.2 12.1 62.1 148.4
2007 79.0 12.8 62.4 154.3
2008 75.8 13.1 60.0 148.9
2009 64.8 13.3 54.7 132.7
2010 71.5 16.3 59.3 147.1
2011 59.7 16.4 56.5 132.5
2012 51.1 19.4 53.9 124.4
2013 47.2 23.4 55.3 125.9
2014 47.9 24.3 56.8 129.0
2015 38.8 27.1 58.6 124.4
2016 36.5 28.4 59.5 124.4
2017 33.5 27.3 59.8 120.6
2018 31.1 31.5 61.2 123.8
2019 30.4 29.9 62.0 122.3
2020 21.4 29.2 55.5 106.2
2021 21.3 33.5 60.5 115.3
2022 15.6 39.3 62.0 116.9
2023 14.7 34.8 61.9 111.4

Footnotes:

a Excludes supplemental gaseous fuels.

b Excludes biofuels.

— = No consumption. Where shown, R = Revised data and (s) = Value less than 0.05.

Notes: · Data are carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions estimates from fossil fuels primary energy consumption for all sectors, excluding renewable energy. The state data do not account for interstate flow of electricity and represent CO2 emissions in the state where fossil fuels are burned to generate electricity, although the electricity might be sold to ultimate customers in other states and sectors. · Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. · The continuity of these data series estimates may be affected by changing data sources and estimation methodologies. See the technical notes for each type of energy.

Web page: All data are available at https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/seds-data-complete.php.

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System. See technical notes. https://www.eia.gov/state/seds/