Rail transportation in the European Union produced 3.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) in 2021, a slight increase from the previous year. Since 1990, EU railway CO₂ emissions have fallen by roughly 70 percent.
Trains are one of the least polluting modes of transportation available, and account for less than one percent of
Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂)
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European Commission. (September 20, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/
European Commission. "Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂)." Chart. September 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/
European Commission. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/
European Commission. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Rail Transportation in The European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/
European Commission, Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from rail transportation in the European Union from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂) [Graph], European Commission, September 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239722/railway-emissions-eu/