The United States was the highest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from domestic and international passenger flights in 2019. In that year, U.S. CO2 emissions from domestic air passenger transport reached around 117 million metric tons.
Carbon dioxide emissions of domestic and international passenger flights worldwide in 2019, by select departure country (in million metric tons)
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ICCT. (October 10, 2020). Carbon dioxide emissions of domestic and international passenger flights worldwide in 2019, by select departure country (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056496/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-by-country/
ICCT. "Carbon dioxide emissions of domestic and international passenger flights worldwide in 2019, by select departure country (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056496/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-by-country/
ICCT. (2020). Carbon dioxide emissions of domestic and international passenger flights worldwide in 2019, by select departure country (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056496/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-by-country/
ICCT. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Domestic and International Passenger Flights Worldwide in 2019, by Select Departure Country (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056496/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-by-country/
ICCT, Carbon dioxide emissions of domestic and international passenger flights worldwide in 2019, by select departure country (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056496/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-by-country/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions of domestic and international passenger flights worldwide in 2019, by select departure country (in million metric tons) [Graph], ICCT, October 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056496/co2-emissions-domestic-international-commercial-aviation-by-country/