International aviation carbon dioxide emissions totaled *** million metric tons (MtCOâ‚‚) in 2023. International aviation emissions more than doubled between 1990 and 2019, to reach a record high of *** MtCOâ‚‚. The outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent travel bans caused aviation emissions to plummet more than ** percent in 2020 to levels last observed in the mid 1990s. Although emissions rebounded in the following years, they have remained well below pre-pandemic levels. International aviation accounts for roughly *** percent of global transportation COâ‚‚ emissions.
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