The European Union's transportation sector released 903 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) in 2022, an increase of 7.6 percent from the previous year. Although EU transportation emissions have rebounded since the dramatic reductions observed in 2020, they have remained below pre-pandemic levels.
Carbon dioxide emissions from transportation in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
CO₂ emissions in million metric tons
2022
903.3
2021
839.3
2020
768.4
2019
955.5
2018
949.8
2017
936.4
2016
914.8
2015
892
2014
868.8
2013
863.7
2012
868.7
2011
899.4
2010
906.4
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European Commission. (April 30, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from transportation in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200660/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-european-union/
European Commission. "Carbon dioxide emissions from transportation in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. April 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200660/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-european-union/
European Commission. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from transportation in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200660/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-european-union/
European Commission. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Transportation in The European Union (Eu-27) from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200660/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-european-union/
European Commission, Carbon dioxide emissions from transportation in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200660/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-european-union/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Carbon dioxide emissions from transportation in the European Union (EU-27) from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], European Commission, April 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200660/carbon-dioxide-emissions-transport-sector-european-union/
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