The United States is the biggest producer of transportation emissions worldwide, having emitted the equivalent of 1.76 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO2e in 2018. This was more than the combined transportation emissions in China, India, Russia, and Japan. The U.S. also has the highest road transport emissions per capita worldwide.
Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation worldwide in 2018, by select country
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Emissions in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
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EDGAR/JRC. (October 14, 2021). Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation worldwide in 2018, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation worldwide in 2018, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. October 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2021). Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation worldwide in 2018, by select country (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transportation Worldwide in 2018, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation worldwide in 2018, 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 May 22, 2022)
