In 2018, air cargo recorded the highest average greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union's freight transport sector. At over 1,000 grams of carbon dioxide per tonne-kilometer, it dwarfed all other modes of transportation. By contrast, rail freight and maritime shipping were the modes of freight hauling polluting the least.
Average greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union in 2018, by mode of freight transport
(in grams of carbon dioxide per tonne-kilometer)
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