Light-duty trucks are the largest source of transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, having released nearly 660 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022. Meanwhile, passenger cars produced roughly 370 MtCO₂e that year, a decrease of roughly 43 percent in comparison to 1990 levels.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States in 1990 and 2022, by vehicle type
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
* Other aircraft emissions include those from jet fuel and aviation gasoline consumption by general aviation and military aircraft. ** Others include motorcycles, pipelines, and lubricants.
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Environmental Protection Agency. (April 11, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the United States in 1990 and 2022, by vehicle type (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235011/us-transportation-ghg-emissions-by-vehicle-type/
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