transport emissions per capita globally.
The United States is the biggest producer of transportation emissions worldwide, having emitted the equivalent of 1.75 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2022. This was more than the combined transportation emissions in China, India, Russia, and Brazil. The U.S. also has the highest Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions of The Transportation Sector Worldwide in 2022, by Select Country (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/
EDGAR/JRC, Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation sector worldwide in 2022, by select country (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1084166/ghg-emissions-transportation-sector-globally-by-country/