This statistic shows the CO2 emissions in worldwide shipping according to 2020 estimates, by ship type. Bulk carriers emitted on average 440 million metric tons CO2, while container ships emitted 140 million metric tons CO2 per year.
Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂)
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Shell. (July 7, 2020). Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/
Shell. "Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂)." Chart. July 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/
Shell. (2020). Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/
Shell. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Worldwide Shipping in 2020, by Ship Type (in Million Metric Tons Co₂)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/
Shell, Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂) [Graph], Shell, July 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/