transport emissions per capita worldwide.
The United States is the biggest producer of transportation emissions worldwide, having emitted the equivalent of 1.67 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂e) in 2021. This was more than the combined transportation emissions in China, India, and Russia. The U.S. also has the highest Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2021, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Statistics on Transportation emissions worldwide
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions shares 2019, by sector
- Premium Statistic Global greenhouse gas emissions shares 2020, by sub sector
- Premium Statistic Global distribution of CO₂ emissions 2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Global CO2 emissions 1970-2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Change in CO2 emissions worldwide 2019-2021, by fuel type
Global emissions
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- Premium Statistic Global GHG emissions from transportation 1990-2019
- Premium Statistic Global transportation sector CO₂ emissions 1970-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of global transportation sector CO₂ emissions 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Global transportation sector CO₂ emissions 1990-2021, by region
Country emissions
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- Premium Statistic Global transportation sector GHG emissions 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Global transportation sector CO₂ emissions 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Global transportation sector CO₂ emissions 1990-2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global transportation sector CO₂ emissions change 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global transportation sector CO₂ emissions per capita 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global change in per capita transportation emissions 2015-2020, by country
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Breakdown of CO2 emissions in the transportation sector worldwide 2020, by subsector
- Premium Statistic Carbon footprint of travel per kilometer 2018, by transport mode
- Basic Statistic Passenger car carbon dioxide emissions worldwide 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Road freight emissions worldwide as of 2020, by vehicle type
- Premium Statistic Global CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from commercial aviation 2004-2022
- Premium Statistic Global change in per capita aviation emissions 2013-2018, by country
- Premium Statistic Global international shipping CO₂ emissions 1970-2021
Outlook
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- Basic Statistic Transportation emissions outlook worldwide 2000-2070, by mode
- Basic Statistic Global projected biofuel consumption in the SDS by mode of transportation 2015-2030
- Premium Statistic Projected regional new zero emission vehicles in circulation 2020-2030
- Basic Statistic Projected battery electric vehicle market size worldwide 2019-2030
Further related statistics
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- Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation by source - U.S. 1990-2013
- Breakdown of GHG emissions by transportation sector France 2019, by mode of transport
- Canada's greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector 1990-2020
- Canada's transportation equipment manufacturing industry GHG emissions 1990-2014
- Global per capita building GHG emissions by select country 2017
- Breakdown of global apparel industry's lifecycle GHG emissions 2016
- U.S. GHG emissions from buildings by state 2017
- Greenhouse gas emissions by energy sector in Russia 2010-2020
- Hydro One's GHG emissions 2018
- Canada's mining industry GHG emissions 1990-2015
- U.S. GHG emissions from the transportation sector 1990-2018
- Canada's manufacturing industry GHG emissions 1990-2015
- Per capita greenhouse gases emissions in Canada 1990-2020
- Vancouver's per capita of greenhouse gases emitted 2013-2018
- Purchase costs of warehousing and transport support activities in Italy 2008-2016
- GDP from transport and storage Thailand 2012-2021
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- Canada's transportation equipment manufacturing industry GHG emissions 1990-2014
- Global per capita building GHG emissions by select country 2017
- Breakdown of global apparel industry's lifecycle GHG emissions 2016
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- Hydro One's GHG emissions 2018
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- U.S. GHG emissions from the transportation sector 1990-2018
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- Per capita greenhouse gases emissions in Canada 1990-2020
- Vancouver's per capita of greenhouse gases emitted 2013-2018
- Purchase costs of warehousing and transport support activities in Italy 2008-2016
- GDP from transport and storage Thailand 2012-2021
EDGAR/JRC. (September 15, 2022). Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2021, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2021, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2021, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions of The Transportation Sector Worldwide in 2021, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2021, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2021, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/