The United States has been the biggest contributor to global transportation CO₂ emissions for more than three decades. In 2023, transportation emissions in the United States totaled 1.71 billion metric tons (GtCO₂). Up until 2014, the European Union was the second-largest contributor to global transportation emissions, but in 2014 it dropped below China. Transportation emissions in the East Asian country have soared since the turn of the century, and in 2023 surpassed one GtCO₂ for the first time.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by country or region
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
United States
China
EU-27
India
Russia
Brazil
2023
1,711
1,078
773
340
262
217
2022
1,699
929
787
324
258
213
2021
1,664
969
765
295
254
200
2020
1,508
902
700
269
234
183
2019
1,757
944
812
308
256
193
2018
1,762
951
805
306
259
192
2017
1,724
878
806
291
246
200
2016
1,711
845
791
269
240
199
2015
1,700
828
772
258
241
201
2014
1,640
770
757
236
241
215
2013
1,647
741
751
226
239
210
2012
1,598
686
758
222
237
203
2011
1,634
622
788
209
250
185
2010
1,680
569
794
193
244
168
2009
1,623
517
800
179
228
149
2008
1,708
507
827
163
245
151
2007
1,806
469
843
143
231
146
2006
1,806
435
835
121
229
140
2005
1,808
397
823
115
221
137
2004
1,789
371
825
108
222
136
2003
1,767
313
805
100
208
128
2002
1,742
276
791
98
199
130
2001
1,720
254
783
95
196
128
2000
1,718
248
768
95
189
125
1999
1,686
157
768
93
198
124
1998
1,640
140
751
89
196
127
1997
1,602
146
721
86
167
121
1996
1,577
170
710
84
181
114
1995
1,538
127
687
78
191
104
1994
1,507
116
679
71
207
94
1993
1,454
126
674
69
236
90
1992
1,431
111
669
69
281
87
1991
1,400
101
651
67
293
86
1990
1,427
94
643
64
299
82
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 5, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by country or region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by country or region (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by country or region (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from The Transportation Sector Worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by Country or Region (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by country or region (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by country or region (in million metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
