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Global transportation sector COâ‚‚ emissions per capita 2023, by country
Per capita transportation emissions in the United States averaged **** metric tons of carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) in 2023. This was the highest per capita emissions among the world's largest contributors to transportation emissions. U.S. transportation emissions were the highest worldwide in 2023, at *** billion metric tons of COâ‚‚ (GtCOâ‚‚). Although China was the second-largest contributor to global transportation emissions that year, the average person in China emitted just **** metric tons of transportation-related COâ‚‚ that year.
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