On average, crude tankers operating in the United Kingdom produced the equivalent of 4.56 grams of CO₂ per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer in 2024. Globally, emissions from oil tankers are estimated to have totaled 106 million metric tons of CO₂ in 2022.
Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by type
(in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer)
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Emissions in g CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per km
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GOV.UK. (July 8, 2024). Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
GOV.UK. "Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer)." Chart. July 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
GOV.UK. (2024). Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
GOV.UK. "Average Carbon Footprint of Sea Tankers in The United Kingdom in 2024, by Type (in Grams of Co₂e per Metric Ton of Goods Shipped per Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
GOV.UK, Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Average carbon footprint of sea tankers in the United Kingdom in 2024, by type (in grams of CO₂e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer) [Graph], GOV.UK, July 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233475/carbon-footprint-of-sea-tankers-by-type-uk/
