Per capita transportation emissions in the United States averaged 5.13 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in 2022. U.S. transportation emissions were the highest worldwide in 2022, at 1.72 billion metric tons of CO₂ (GtCO₂). China was the second-largest contributor to global transportation emissions that year, having released 873 GtCO₂ into the atmosphere. However, the average person in China emitted just 0.62 metric tons of transportation-related CO₂.
Per capita carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country
(in metric tons)
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