In 2018, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) accounted for almost 50 percent of new vehicle sales in the United States and, worldwide, more than every third vehicle sold was an SUV. This type of motor vehicle caused global carbon dioxide emissions to increase by more than 0.5 gigatons between 2010 and 2018.
Sport utility vehicles as a share of new vehicle sales in selected markets worldwide in 2010 and 2018
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IEA. (October 17, 2019). Sport utility vehicles as a share of new vehicle sales in selected markets worldwide in 2010 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/670377/fastest-growing-suv-markets-worldwide/
IEA. "Sport utility vehicles as a share of new vehicle sales in selected markets worldwide in 2010 and 2018." Chart. October 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/670377/fastest-growing-suv-markets-worldwide/
IEA. (2019). Sport utility vehicles as a share of new vehicle sales in selected markets worldwide in 2010 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/670377/fastest-growing-suv-markets-worldwide/
IEA. "Sport Utility Vehicles as a Share of New Vehicle Sales in Selected Markets Worldwide in 2010 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/670377/fastest-growing-suv-markets-worldwide/
IEA, Sport utility vehicles as a share of new vehicle sales in selected markets worldwide in 2010 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/670377/fastest-growing-suv-markets-worldwide/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Sport utility vehicles as a share of new vehicle sales in selected markets worldwide in 2010 and 2018 [Graph], IEA, October 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/670377/fastest-growing-suv-markets-worldwide/