Passenger cars produced approximately three billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2020. The emissions produced by passenger cars have been steadily rising over the past two decades, increasing from 2.2 billion metric tons in 2000 to a peak of 3.2 million metric tons. Emissions fell roughly six percent in a 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused major disruptions to transportation.
Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in billion metric tons)
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IEA. (May 25, 2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in billion metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107970/carbon-dioxide-emissions-passenger-transport/
IEA. "Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in billion metric tons)." Chart. May 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107970/carbon-dioxide-emissions-passenger-transport/
IEA. (2021). Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in billion metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107970/carbon-dioxide-emissions-passenger-transport/
IEA. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Passenger Cars Worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in Billion Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107970/carbon-dioxide-emissions-passenger-transport/
IEA, Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in billion metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107970/carbon-dioxide-emissions-passenger-transport/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars worldwide from 2000 to 2020 (in billion metric tons) [Graph], IEA, May 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107970/carbon-dioxide-emissions-passenger-transport/