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Share of global transportation sector COâ‚‚ emissions 2023, by region
The Asia-Pacific region accounted for around **** of global transportation-related carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in 2023. North America was the second-largest contributor to transportation sector emissions that year, accounting for ** percent of emissions. The majority of North America's transportation emissions were produced in the United States, which is the world's biggest producer of transportation emissions by far.
The Asia-Pacific region accounted for just ** percent of global transportation emissions in 2000, but rapid economic growth in the region - specifically in China - has seen emissions there soar since 1990.
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