The United States has one of the highest road transportation emissions per capita worldwide. The average American emitted roughly 4,500 kilograms of CO2 from road transport in 2018, which was slightly more than in neighboring Canada. The U.S. emits the largest volume of CO2 emissions from road transportation worldwide, followed by China. However, China's emissions per capita are considerably lower than in the U.S..
Low income countries, such as those is South Asia and Africa, have far lower road transportation emissions per capita than in higher income countries. For example, per capita road transportation emissions in Eritrea averaged 63 kg CO2/capita in 2018. This was approximately 70 times less than the per capita emissions in the U.S..
Road transportation carbon dioxide emissions per capita worldwide in 2018, by select country*
(in kilograms of carbon dioxide per capita)
Characteristic
Emissions in kgCO2/capita
United States
4,486
Canada
4,120
Saudi Arabia
3,961
Australia
3,339
Malaysia
1,879
Germany
1,848
France
1,758
Spain
1,755
EU-28
1,712
United Kingdom
1,705
Iran
1,655
Italy
1,569
Japan
1,451
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Emissions in kgCO2/capita4,4864,4864,1204,1203,9613,9613,3393,3391,8791,8791,8481,8481,7581,7581,7551,7551,7121,7121,7051,7051,6551,6551,5691,5691,4511,4511,2251,2251,0701,07094794789489481781753753750350335235225125120520511711711311396969494636348482121United StatesCanadaSaudi ArabiaAustraliaMalaysiaGermanyFranceSpainEU-28United KingdomIranItalyJapanMexicoRussiaTurkeySouth AfricaBrazilChinaIndonesiaVietnamGhanaIndiaZambiaCameroonTanzaniaGabonEthiopiaEritreaDR Congo
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