U.S transportation emissions totaled 1.7 GtCO₂, compared with 248 MtCO₂ in China. However, over the past two decades, China's transportation emissions have increased four-fold
The United States is the biggest contributor to global transportation emissions by far. In 2022, the U.S. transportation sector released 1.72 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) into the atmosphere. This was roughly 850 MtCO₂ more than the second-largest contributor China. In the year 2000, Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1291501/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1291501/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1291501/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions of The Transportation Sector Worldwide in 2022, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1291501/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1291501/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1291501/transportation-emissions-worldwide-by-country/