The United States is the biggest contributor to global transportation emissions by far. In 2023, the U.S. transportation sector produced 1.71 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂). This was more than the combined transportation emissions produced in China, India, and Russia. Although the U.S. has the largest transportation emissions worldwide, the North American country has cut emissions from this sector by five percent since they peaked in 2005.
Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country
(in million metric tons)
* France data includes Monaco, Italy data includes San Marino and the Holy See, and Spain data includes Andorra. The statistic only includes country's with transportation emissions above 100 MtCO₂.
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 5, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291501/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
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EDGAR/JRC. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2023, by select country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291501/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
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