Carbon dioxide emissions from the world's merchant fleet have risen more than 20 percent since 2012, with annualized monthly emissions reaching 847 million tons in April 2022. There was a notable decline in emissions in early 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19, but emissions from the maritime fleet rebounded in the second half of the year.
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Figures are annualized and have been rounded. The source does not specify a release date and has therefore been set as the date of site access. Carbon dioxide emissions from vessels specific calculated bunker fuel from AIS.
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UNCTAD. (August 9, 2023). Annualized monthly carbon dioxide emissions of the world's maritime fleet from 2012 to 2022 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404750/monthly-shipping-emissions-worldwide/
UNCTAD. "Annualized monthly carbon dioxide emissions of the world's maritime fleet from 2012 to 2022 (in million tons)." Chart. August 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404750/monthly-shipping-emissions-worldwide/
UNCTAD. (2023). Annualized monthly carbon dioxide emissions of the world's maritime fleet from 2012 to 2022 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404750/monthly-shipping-emissions-worldwide/
UNCTAD. "Annualized Monthly Carbon Dioxide Emissions of The World's Maritime Fleet from 2012 to 2022 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404750/monthly-shipping-emissions-worldwide/
UNCTAD, Annualized monthly carbon dioxide emissions of the world's maritime fleet from 2012 to 2022 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404750/monthly-shipping-emissions-worldwide/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Annualized monthly carbon dioxide emissions of the world's maritime fleet from 2012 to 2022 (in million tons) [Graph], UNCTAD, August 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1404750/monthly-shipping-emissions-worldwide/