CO2 Emissions in 2022 – cars & vans highest in transport sector

The top five biggest contributors to CO2 emissions in 2022 were: power industry (38.1 percent), transportation (20.7 percent), industrial combustion (17 percent), buildings (8.9 percent) and, industrial processes (8.4 percent). This is according to analysis by Statista (based on International Energy Agency data-IEA).

In 2022, cars and vans accounted for 48 percent of global transport carbon dioxide emissions -this made the sub-sector the most emissions-laden mode of transport worldwide.

The Statista transport information below shows that:

• car and van emissions were over four times that of international shipping (10 percent) and even air travel (11 percent).
• medium and heavy freight vehicles made up roughly a quarter of transportation emissions last year, despite representing a smaller share of vehicles.
• Altogether, the transportation sector is producing more than seven billion metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.