Global transport CO₂ emissions by region 1990-2023

The South-Pacific region had the highest transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2023, at 2.3 billion metric tons (GtCO₂). This represented an increase of more than 260 percent relative to 1990 levels. North America was the biggest contributor to global transportation emissions until it was surpassed by the Asia-Pacific region in 2017. Additionally, the Asia-Pacific region's emissions had overtaken those produced in Europe at the turn of the century.

Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide from 1990 to 2023, by region (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Asia-Pacific	Europe	North America	Central & South America	Middle East	Africa	CIS
2023	2,326	1,077	2,007	473	436	368	332
2022	2,156	1,085	1,992	459	426	367	327
2021	2,126	1,062	1,926	433	397	365	322
2020	2,024	968	1,764	380	370	337	298
2019	2,190	1,121	2,085	446	420	365	316
2018	2,189	1,114	2,090	441	415	361	320
2017	2,089	1,115	2,050	449	414	350	299
2016	2,005	1,095	2,037	445	404	349	293
2015	1,955	1,063	2,022	445	410	334	292
2014	1,857	1,038	1,963	452	409	330	293
2013	1,810	1,030	1,971	448	391	316	289
2012	1,727	1,032	1,919	435	381	291	287
2011	1,625	1,057	1,954	412	358	268	298
2010	1,534	1,065	2,000	383	344	258	289
2009	1,447	1,070	1,934	356	343	238	270
2008	1,405	1,110	2,027	360	324	229	291
2007	1,360	1,131	2,119	347	306	215	274
2006	1,289	1,105	2,106	329	293	204	270
2005	1,259	1,084	2,101	317	277	199	259
2004	1,232	1,083	2,071	307	255	195	259
2003	1,147	1,057	2,045	288	239	187	243
2002	1,098	1,040	2,011	293	234	176	234
2001	1,061	1,025	1,976	292	222	168	230
2000	1,043	1,010	1,973	289	212	161	223
1999	938	1,010	1,938	291	200	156	225
1998	895	994	1,886	297	192	148	226
1997	911	972	1,843	286	188	148	192
1996	916	954	1,809	276	185	139	210
1995	835	923	1,764	254	177	133	217
1994	776	909	1,738	234	184	124	230
1993	750	911	1,673	227	172	123	269
1992	703	906	1,646	216	161	124	320
1991	666	913	1,610	211	148	118	343
1990	636	896	1,635	204	144	113	350

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September 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1990 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Regions based on IEA countries and regions. As such, not all world countries are included.
Figures have been rounded and exclude international shipping and aviation.
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