The South-Pacific region produced the most transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2022, at 2.1 billion metric tons (GtCO₂). Transportation-related emissions increased across all regions in 2022, continuing to rebound from the slumps observed in 2020. North America had historically been the biggest contributor to global transportation emissions, but was surpassed by the Asia-Pacific region in 2017.
Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2022, by region
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Asia-Pacific
Europe
North America
Central & South America
Middle East
Africa
CIS
2022
2,102
1,060
2,044
477
424
387
320
2021
2,087
1,016
1,956
448
386
365
318
2020
2,019
969
1,773
392
367
334
296
2019
2,185
1,121
2,091
446
411
364
314
2018
2,185
1,114
2,102
440
412
358
318
2017
2,088
1,115
2,061
447
410
348
297
2016
2,004
1,095
2,047
444
401
346
292
2015
1,954
1,064
2,030
443
406
332
290
2014
1,854
1,039
1,971
451
405
329
292
2013
1,806
1,030
1,979
447
387
315
288
2012
1,724
1,031
1,927
434
378
290
286
2011
1,621
1,056
1,960
410
355
268
297
2010
1,530
1,064
2,005
381
340
258
288
2009
1,443
1,070
1,940
354
340
238
269
2008
1,402
1,110
2,033
358
321
229
290
2007
1,356
1,131
2,127
345
303
215
273
2006
1,285
1,105
2,113
327
290
204
269
2005
1,255
1,084
2,109
315
274
199
258
2004
1,228
1,083
2,078
305
253
195
258
2003
1,143
1,057
2,045
287
237
187
242
2002
1,094
1,040
2,011
292
232
176
234
2001
1,057
1,025
1,976
290
220
168
229
2000
1,040
1,010
1,973
288
210
161
223
1999
935
1,010
1,938
289
198
157
225
1998
891
995
1,886
296
191
148
226
1997
907
972
1,843
284
187
148
192
1996
913
953
1,809
275
184
139
210
1995
832
923
1,764
253
176
133
217
1994
773
909
1,738
233
182
124
230
1993
747
911
1,673
226
171
123
268
1992
700
906
1,646
215
160
124
318
1991
663
913
1,610
210
147
118
340
1990
633
896
1,635
203
143
113
347
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