emissions from bulk carriers are estimated to have totaled 440 million metric tons of CO2 in 2020.
On average, container ships operating in the United Kingdom produced the equivalent of 16.14 grams of CO2 per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer (g CO2e per mt per km) in 2021. This was a larger carbon footprint than bulk carriers, which emitted 3.54g CO2e per mt per km. Globally, Average carbon footprint of cargo ships in the United Kingdom in 2021, by type* (in grams of CO2e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer)
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (June 2, 2021). Average carbon footprint of cargo ships in the United Kingdom in 2021, by type* (in grams of CO2e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233482/carbon-footprint-of-cargo-ships-by-type-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Average carbon footprint of cargo ships in the United Kingdom in 2021, by type* (in grams of CO2e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer)." Chart. June 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233482/carbon-footprint-of-cargo-ships-by-type-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2021). Average carbon footprint of cargo ships in the United Kingdom in 2021, by type* (in grams of CO2e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 30, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233482/carbon-footprint-of-cargo-ships-by-type-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Average Carbon Footprint of Cargo Ships in The United Kingdom in 2021, by Type* (in Grams of Co2e per Metric Ton of Goods Shipped per Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233482/carbon-footprint-of-cargo-ships-by-type-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Average carbon footprint of cargo ships in the United Kingdom in 2021, by type* (in grams of CO2e per metric ton of goods shipped per kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233482/carbon-footprint-of-cargo-ships-by-type-uk/ (last visited June 30, 2022)