Rail transportation in the European Union produced 3.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) in 2022, a decrease of eight percent from the previous year. Since 1990, EU railway CO₂ emissions have fallen by more than 70 percent. Trains are one of the least polluting modes of transportation available, and account for less than one percent of EU transportation GHG emissions.
Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
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European Commission. (April 30, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/
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European Commission. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/
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European Commission, Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], European Commission, April 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/
