The United States is the biggest producer of transportation emissions worldwide, having emitted the equivalent of 1.74 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂e) in 2023. This was more than the combined transportation emissions produced in China, India, and Russia. The U.S. also has the highest transport emissions per capita globally.
Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
* France data includes Monaco, Italy data includes San Marino and the Holy See, and Spain data includes Andorra. Figures are the sum for CO₂, CH4 and N₂O
Figures have been rounded.
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 5, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions of The Transportation Sector Worldwide in 2023, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
