Between 2022 and 2040, transportation-related emissions in the United States are projected to drop from 1.78 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) to 1.57 MtCO₂. Nevertheless, emissions from transportation are expected to rise slightly in the following years, reaching some 1.63 MtCO₂ by 2050.
Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons
2050
1,631
2049
1,619
2048
1,610
2047
1,603
2046
1,595
2045
1,589
2044
1,583
2043
1,579
2042
1,576
2041
1,573
2040
1,571
2039
1,571
2038
1,574
2037
1,578
2036
1,584
2035
1,593
2034
1,603
2033
1,613
2032
1,624
2031
1,639
2030
1,657
2029
1,677
2028
1,695
2027
1,703
2026
1,718
2025
1,733
2024
1,754
2023
1,767
2022
1,779
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The Annual Energy Outlook includes a series of projections referred to as cases. The data in this statistic belongs to the Reference case, which assumes no new policy or laws over the modeled time horizon.
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EIA. (March 16, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305870/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections/
EIA. "Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in million metric tons)." Chart. March 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305870/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections/
EIA. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305870/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections/
EIA. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from The Transportation Sector in The United States from 2022 to 2050 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305870/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections/
EIA, Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305870/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in the United States from 2022 to 2050 (in million metric tons) [Graph], EIA, March 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1305870/us-transportation-co2-emissions-projections/
