Houston
Activity Data & Emission Factors
Year
2015
Population
2303482
Area
0
km^2
City type
Urban
Energy consumption
889454.67902688
TJ
386.1
GJ/capita
(Share of data covered)
GHG emissions
54914684.0229752090
ton
CO2e
23.8
ton
CO2e/capita
(Share of data covered)
Climate Zone
- Main Climate
- Warm temperate
- Precipitation
- Fully humid
- Temperature
- Hot summer
- Regional association
- Data not available
- Regional electricity grid
- ERCT
Area
- Land
- Data not available
- Water
- Data not available
- Residential buildings
- Data not available
- Commercial buildings
- Data not available
- Industrial buildings
- Data not available
- Municipal buildings
- Data not available
Economy
- Median household income
- Data not available
- Gross domestic product
- Data not available
Utility service area
- Electric
- Data not available
- Natural gas
- Data not available
- Thermal
- Data not available
Infrastructure
- Total railway length
- Data not available
- Total road length
- Data not available
- Dominant waste-water infrastructure
- Data not available
Airport Volume
- Passengers
- Data not available
- Freight
- Data not available
- Payload
- Data not available
Data by Sector
Buildings
Subsector
Estimated data
Contributed data
Electricity
39600000000.0000000000
MJ
5061127.599000000000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
District heating - hot water
NE
Estimated
District heating - steam
NE
Estimated
District Cooling
NE
Estimated
Coal (Bituminous or Black coal)
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
1298206.9768100000
MJ
96.75380813327712800000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Kerosene
No data
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
NE
Estimated
Natural gas
15223138560.0000000000
MJ
856374.6150650880000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Other biogas
NE
Estimated
Other Liquid BioFuels
NE
Estimated
Residual fuel oil
NE
Estimated
Wood or wood waste
NE
Estimated
Electricity
57600000000.0000000000
MJ
7361640.144000000000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
District heating - hot water
NE
Estimated
District heating - steam
NE
Estimated
District Cooling
NE
Estimated
Coal (Bituminous or Black coal)
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
1913147123.7200000000
MJ
142584.5593543031360000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Kerosene
NE
Estimated
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
NE
Estimated
Natural gas
19980369360.0000000000
MJ
1123991.682272928000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Other biogas
NE
Estimated
Other Liquid BioFuels
NE
Estimated
Residual fuel oil
NE
Estimated
Wood or wood waste
NE
Estimated
Electricity
NE
Estimated
Coal (Bituminous or Black coal)
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
NE
Estimated
District Cooling
NE
Estimated
District heating - hot water
NE
Estimated
District heating - steam
NE
Estimated
Kerosene
NE
Estimated
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
NE
Estimated
Natural gas
NE
Estimated
Other biogas
NE
Estimated
Other Liquid BioFuels
NE
Estimated
Residual fuel oil
NE
Estimated
Wood or wood waste
No data
Electricity
33120000000.0000000000
MJ
4232943.082800000000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
District heating - hot water
NE
Estimated
District heating - steam
NE
Estimated
District Cooling
NE
Estimated
Coal (Bituminous or Black coal)
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
3838407565.2000000000
MJ
286071.9097452777600000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Kerosene
No data
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
NE
Estimated
Natural gas
142716924000.0000000000
MJ
8028512.016235200000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Other biogas
NE
Estimated
Other Liquid BioFuels
NE
Estimated
Residual fuel oil
819920195.8800000000
MJ
63813.40494110534400000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Wood or wood waste
NE
Estimated
Electricity
504000000.0000000000
MJ
64414.35126000000000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
District heating - hot water
NE
Estimated
District heating - steam
NE
Estimated
District Cooling
NE
Estimated
Coal (Bituminous or Black coal)
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
177709503.2550312000
MJ
13244.47602619356929856000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Kerosene
No data
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
NE
Estimated
Natural gas
361549540.8000000000
MJ
20338.89710779584000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Other biogas
NE
Estimated
Other Liquid BioFuels
NE
Estimated
Residual fuel oil
NE
Estimated
Wood or wood waste
NE
Estimated
Mining, processing, storage and transportation of coal
No data
Oil and natural gas systems
No data
Energy Consumption by Subsector
Select a subsector to view energy consumption by fuel type. Empty values reflect where data is not estimated or not relevant.
Energy Consumption by Type
Select a fuel type to view energy consumption by subsector. Empty values reflect where data is not estimated or not relevant.
Electricity Fuel Sources
The fuel mix of electricity purchased from the grid. Local and national information provided, if relevant.
Grid Electricity Carbon Intensity
The carbon intensity of grid electricity consumed by buildings
Transportation
Subsector
Estimated data
Contributed data
Electricity
Estimated
Diesel oil
Estimated
Motor gasoline (petrol)
100446659195.3600000000
MJ
7004025.009701418368000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Diesel oil
Estimated
Motor gasoline (petrol)
74236165059.2160000000
MJ
5176398.706181060620800000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Diesel oil
22151510625.3580000000
MJ
1650925.505095181310400000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Diesel oil
34627962939.3320000000
MJ
2580780.524312886761600000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Electricity
Estimated
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
Estimated
Diesel oil
1844820440.7300000000
MJ
137492.2536630780240000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Motor gasoline (petrol)
211596040.2975680000
MJ
14754.33797470105955840000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Electricity
Estimated
Motor gasoline (petrol)
Estimated
Electricity
No data
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
152231385.6000000000
MJ
8563.74615065088000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Diesel oil
58077680541.5000000000
MJ
4328459.837541345200000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Ethanol
12401009.0568000000
MJ
804.26496217695264000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
5405568.0504000000
MJ
341.92812591444192000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Motor gasoline (petrol)
175936855475.6800000000
MJ
12267865.80809259558400000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Electricity
NE
Estimated
Biodiesels
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
NE
Estimated
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
NE
Estimated
Electricity
NE
Estimated
Biodiesels
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
NE
Estimated
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
NE
Estimated
Electricity
NE
Estimated
Biodiesels
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
NE
Estimated
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
NE
Estimated
Electricity
No data
Biodiesels
No data
Diesel oil
No data
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
No data
Electricity
NE
Estimated
Aviation gasoline
509062178.8640000000
MJ
35496.29485757208320000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Jet kerosene
105385864512.0000000000
MJ
7580278.771310745600000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Electricity
NE
Estimated
Biodiesels
NE
Estimated
Diesel oil
NE
Estimated
Ethanol
NE
Estimated
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
NE
Estimated
Motor gasoline (petrol)
NE
Estimated
Energy Consumption by Subsector
Select a subsector to view energy consumption by fuel type. Empty values reflect where data is not estimated or not relevant.
Energy Consumption from On-road Transportation by Vehicle Type
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Percentages only reflect available subsector data.
Vehicle Distance Travelled
Estimates of vehicle distance travelled for selected vehicle types.
Waste
Subsector
Estimated data
Contributed data
Managed landfill
2100000.0000000000
ton
3395678.105925000000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Uncategorized landfill
<1 ton
<1 ton CO₂e
Estimated
Unmanaged landfill - deep
<1 ton
<1 ton CO₂e
Estimated
Unmanaged landfill - shallow
<1 ton
<1 ton CO₂e
Estimated
Anaerobic digestion
NE
Estimated
Compost
150000.0000000000
ton
28410.00000000000000000000
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Batch-type Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Batch-type Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Continuous Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Continuous Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Open burning
NE
Estimated
Semi-Continuous Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Semi-Continuous Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Batch-type Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Batch-type Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Continuous Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Continuous Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Semi-Continuous Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Semi-Continuous Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Batch-type Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Batch-type Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Continuous Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Continuous Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Open burning
NE
Estimated
Semi-Continuous Incineration - fluidized bed
NE
Estimated
Semi-Continuous Incineration - stoker
NE
Estimated
Incineration
NE
Estimated
Dry mass
NE
Estimated
Wet mass
NE
Estimated
Incineration
NE
Estimated
Rural population
<1
<1 ton CO₂e
Estimated
Urban population
2300000.0000000000
52625.012
ton CO₂e
Estimated
Waste Composition
Select a waste composition type to view more detail. Empty values reflect where data is not estimated or not relevant.
Industry
Subsector
Estimated data
Contributed data
Chemical
No data
Metal
No data
Mineral
No data
Other/uncategorized
No data
Electronics industry
No data
Emissions from fluorinated subtitutes for ozone depleting substances
No data
Non energy products from fuels and solvent use
No data
Other/uncategorized
No data
Agriculture
Subsector
Estimated data
Contributed data
Buffalo
No data
Camels
No data
Cattle
No data
Goats
No data
Horses
No data
Mules and asses
No data
Other/uncategorized
No data
Poultry
No data
Sheep
No data
Swine
No data
Crop land
No data
Forest land
No data
Grassland
No data
Other/uncategorized
No data
Settlements
No data
Wetlands
No data
Burning
No data
Direct N2O from managed soils
No data
Harvested wood products
No data
Indirect N2O from managed soils
No data
Indirect N2O from manure management
No data
Liming
No data
Other/uncategorized
No data
Rice cultivation
No data
Urea fertilization
No data
Compare
0.386 TJ per inhabitant
0.977 Ton per inhabitant
With
TJ per inhabitant
Ton per inhabitant