The United States is the biggest contributor to transportation-related CO₂ emissions by far, accounting for approximately 22 percent of the world's total in 2022. That year, the U.S. transportation emissions totaled 1.72 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂). The second-largest emitter in 2022 was China, which accounted for around 11 percent of the transport CO₂ emissions worldwide.
Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Distribution of carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1304870/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country-shares/
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