Approximately 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide is produced worldwide by 27 million heavy-duty trucks (HDTs). This accounts for 41 percent of global road freight emissions. In comparison, the fleet of 144 million Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) produced roughly half the emissions of HDTs. The global road freight sector is responsible for nine percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Road freight fleet emissions worldwide as of 2020, by vehicle type*
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Shell. (January 20, 2021). Road freight fleet emissions worldwide as of 2020, by vehicle type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200116/road-freight-emissions-by-vehicle-type-worldwide/
Shell. "Road freight fleet emissions worldwide as of 2020, by vehicle type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. January 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200116/road-freight-emissions-by-vehicle-type-worldwide/
Shell. (2021). Road freight fleet emissions worldwide as of 2020, by vehicle type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200116/road-freight-emissions-by-vehicle-type-worldwide/
Shell. "Road Freight Fleet Emissions Worldwide as of 2020, by Vehicle Type* (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200116/road-freight-emissions-by-vehicle-type-worldwide/
Shell, Road freight fleet emissions worldwide as of 2020, by vehicle type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200116/road-freight-emissions-by-vehicle-type-worldwide/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Road freight fleet emissions worldwide as of 2020, by vehicle type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph], Shell, January 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200116/road-freight-emissions-by-vehicle-type-worldwide/