Global transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions increased four percent in 2023, to 8.24 billion metric tons (GtCO₂). This accounted for roughly 21 percent of global CO₂ emissions that year. Between 1990 and 2023, global transportation CO₂ emissions increased by almost 80 percent.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide from 1970 to 2023
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 5, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide from 1970 to 2023 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1291615/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide/
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