The global fleet of bulk carriers, oil tankers, and container ships emit approximately 440 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. This is roughly 85 percent of the total emissions produced by the global shipping fleet. The shipping industry accounts for roughly three percent of global emissions.
Shipping fleet emissions worldwide in 2019, by type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)
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Shell. (July 7, 2020). Shipping fleet emissions worldwide in 2019, by type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 11, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200166/shipping-fleet-emissions-by-type-worldwide/
Shell. "Shipping fleet emissions worldwide in 2019, by type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide)." Chart. July 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 11, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200166/shipping-fleet-emissions-by-type-worldwide/
Shell. (2020). Shipping fleet emissions worldwide in 2019, by type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 11, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200166/shipping-fleet-emissions-by-type-worldwide/
Shell. "Shipping Fleet Emissions Worldwide in 2019, by Type* (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200166/shipping-fleet-emissions-by-type-worldwide/
Shell, Shipping fleet emissions worldwide in 2019, by type* (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200166/shipping-fleet-emissions-by-type-worldwide/ (last visited April 11, 2021)