Heavy rail transit (also known as rapid transit, metro, subway, or underground) in the United States emitted approximately 27.2 percent fewer greenhouse gases (GHG) in 2018 compared to 2008. Over the same decade, the carbon efficiency in single-occupancy vehicles also improved, emitting 10.4 percent fewer GHGs in 2018.
Percentage change in public transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per passenger mile in the United States from 2008 to 2018
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Statistics on Public transit in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic U.S.: Mode of transport commonly used to commute to work 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. public transit: Operating revenue 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. workers using public transportation to commute to work 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. public transit: Number of unlinked passenger trips 1995-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. public transportation - Modal share of unlinked passenger trips in 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. transit agencies - 10 largest based on unlinked passenger trips 2020
- Premium Statistic United States: monthly heavy-rail ridership 2020–2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. metro network - leading cities by ridership 2021
Ridership of main transit networks
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- Premium Statistic MTA: Annual ridership of the New York City transit authority 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Chicago transit authority 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Washington, D.C. transit authority 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Boston transit authority, by mode 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of Los Angeles' transit authority, by mode 2015-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual ridership of the Philadelphia transit authority 2012-2022
Funding and revenues
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- Premium Statistic Total funding spent for public transportation in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Total federal funding authorized for public transportation in the U.S. 2016-2026
- Premium Statistic Total federal funding for public transportation in the U.S., by state 2022-2026
- Premium Statistic U.S.: Annual revenue of the New York urban transport authority 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S.: Annual revenue of Chicago's urban transit authority 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual operating revenue of the Washington, D.C. transit authority 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S.: Operating revenues of the public transportation authority of Boston 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual revenue of Los Angeles' transit authority, by type 2018-2021
Sustainability
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- Premium Statistic Change in public transport GHG emissions per passenger mile in the U.S. 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Public transport's GHG emissions in the U.S., by transit authority 2018
- Premium Statistic Public transport's GHG emissions in the U.S., by mode 2018
- Premium Statistic U.S. urban transit traffic: Electricity consumption 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Fuel consumption of the U.S. urban transit, by type 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. transit bus fleet fuel types 2013-2019
- Premium Statistic Full-size transit ZEBs count in the U.S., by type 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Full-size transit ZEBs deployed in the U.S., by state 2022
Safety
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- Premium Statistic Transportation fatalities by mode in the United States 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit incidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit incidents in the U.S., by mode 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit accidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit fatalities in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of public transit crime events in the U.S., by type 2021
Further related statistics
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- Greenhouse gas emissions of Gojek 2020
- Cost per kilometer for private car user in China 2020, by segment and city tier
- Number of public transit crime events in the U.S., by type 2021
- Number of public transit fatalities in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Number of public transit incidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Number of public transit accidents in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Number of public transit incidents in the U.S., by mode 2019-2021
- Change in mobility in rail transport in Germany, by region and level of tourism 2022
- Total federal funding authorized for public transportation in the U.S. 2016-2026
- Public transport's GHG emissions in the U.S., by mode 2018
- Public transport's GHG emissions in the U.S., by transit authority 2018
- Cost per kilometer for ride-hailing and private car user in China 2020
- Distribution of public transport and private car trips by users 2021
- U.S. public transit: Operating revenue 2010-2020
- U.S. public transit - number of passenger miles 1995-2019
- Canadian public transit - number of unlinked passenger trips 1996-2020
- U.S. household expenditure on public transportation 2007-2020
- Total federal funding for public transportation in the U.S., by state 2022-2026
- U.S. public transit: Number of unlinked passenger trips 1995-2021
- Public transit vehicles accessibility in the U.S., by type 1993-2020
- Change in monthly rail transport use in Germany for 2022 compared to 2019
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Statista. (February 24, 2022). Percentage change in public transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per passenger mile in the United States from 2008 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292962/us-public-transit-ghg-emissions-change-per-passenger-mile/
Statista. "Percentage change in public transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per passenger mile in the United States from 2008 to 2018." Chart. February 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292962/us-public-transit-ghg-emissions-change-per-passenger-mile/
Statista. (2022). Percentage change in public transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per passenger mile in the United States from 2008 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292962/us-public-transit-ghg-emissions-change-per-passenger-mile/
Statista. "Percentage Change in Public Transport Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions per Passenger Mile in The United States from 2008 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292962/us-public-transit-ghg-emissions-change-per-passenger-mile/
Statista, Percentage change in public transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per passenger mile in the United States from 2008 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292962/us-public-transit-ghg-emissions-change-per-passenger-mile/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Percentage change in public transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per passenger mile in the United States from 2008 to 2018 [Graph], Statista, February 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292962/us-public-transit-ghg-emissions-change-per-passenger-mile/