This statistic shows the CO2 emissions in worldwide shipping according to 2020 estimates, by ship type. Bulk carriers emitted on average 440 million metric tons CO2, while container ships emitted 140 million metric tons CO2 per year.
Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type
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Figures refer to ships of >1,000 gross tons, representing 99% of global tonnage.
*General cargo includes multipurpose transport and other unclassified vessels
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Shell. (July 7, 2020). Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/
Shell. "Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂)." Chart. July 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/
Shell. (2020). Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/
Shell. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Worldwide Shipping in 2020, by Ship Type (in Million Metric Tons Co₂)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/
Shell, Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions in worldwide shipping in 2020, by ship type (in million metric tons CO₂) [Graph], Shell, July 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216048/worldwide-co2-emissions-by-ship-type/