transport emissions in the U.S. totaled 1.76 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. Throughout this period the European Union was the second biggest emitter, but in recent decades rapid economic growth has seen transport sector CO2 emissions in China surged from 127 million metric tons in 1995 to 927 million metric tons in 2018.
Over the past three decades the United States has been the biggest emitter of transport sector carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. In 2018, Transport sector carbon dioxide emissions worldwide 1990 to 2018, by country or region (in million metric tons)
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IEA. (November 16, 2020). Transport sector carbon dioxide emissions worldwide 1990 to 2018, by country or region (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
IEA. "Transport sector carbon dioxide emissions worldwide 1990 to 2018, by country or region (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
IEA. (2020). Transport sector carbon dioxide emissions worldwide 1990 to 2018, by country or region (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
IEA. "Transport Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide 1990 to 2018, by Country or Region (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/
IEA, Transport sector carbon dioxide emissions worldwide 1990 to 2018, by country or region (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200787/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited April 22, 2021)