Global transport CO₂ emissions by region 1990-2022

The South-Pacific region produced the most transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2022, at 2.1 billion metric tons (GtCO₂). Transportation-related emissions increased across all regions in 2022, continuing to rebound from the slumps observed in 2020.
North America had historically been the biggest contributor to global transportation emissions, but was surpassed by the Asia-Pacific region in 2017.

Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by region (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Asia-Pacific	Europe	North America	Central & South America	Middle East	Africa	CIS
2022	2,102	1,060	2,044	477	424	387	320
2021	2,087	1,016	1,956	448	386	365	318
2020	2,019	969	1,773	392	367	334	296
2019	2,185	1,121	2,091	446	411	364	314
2018	2,185	1,114	2,102	440	412	358	318
2017	2,088	1,115	2,061	447	410	348	297
2016	2,004	1,095	2,047	444	401	346	292
2015	1,954	1,064	2,030	443	406	332	290
2014	1,854	1,039	1,971	451	405	329	292
2013	1,806	1,030	1,979	447	387	315	288
2012	1,724	1,031	1,927	434	378	290	286
2011	1,621	1,056	1,960	410	355	268	297
2010	1,530	1,064	2,005	381	340	258	288
2009	1,443	1,070	1,940	354	340	238	269
2008	1,402	1,110	2,033	358	321	229	290
2007	1,356	1,131	2,127	345	303	215	273
2006	1,285	1,105	2,113	327	290	204	269
2005	1,255	1,084	2,109	315	274	199	258
2004	1,228	1,083	2,078	305	253	195	258
2003	1,143	1,057	2,045	287	237	187	242
2002	1,094	1,040	2,011	292	232	176	234
2001	1,057	1,025	1,976	290	220	168	229
2000	1,040	1,010	1,973	288	210	161	223
1999	935	1,010	1,938	289	198	157	225
1998	891	995	1,886	296	191	148	226
1997	907	972	1,843	284	187	148	192
1996	913	953	1,809	275	184	139	210
1995	832	923	1,764	253	176	133	217
1994	773	909	1,738	233	182	124	230
1993	747	911	1,673	226	171	123	268
1992	700	906	1,646	215	160	124	318
1991	663	913	1,610	210	147	118	340
1990	633	896	1,635	203	143	113	347

Zoomable Statistic: Select the range in the chart you want to zoom in on.

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Sources

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

September 2023

More information

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1990 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Regions based on IEA countries and regions.
Figures have been rounded and exclude international shipping and aviation.
Figures calculated by Statista according to the data provided by the source.

Citation formats