The United States is the biggest producer of transportation emissions worldwide, having emitted the equivalent of 1.75 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2022. This was more than the combined transportation emissions in China, India, Russia, and Brazil. The U.S. also has the highest transport emissions per capita globally.
Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country
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* 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 8, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 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 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2022, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, 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 July 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/