CO2 emissions - IRF World Road Statistics 2025

The latest edition of the IRF World Road Statistics is available for free through the IRF Data Warehouse. This edition encompasses data for the years 2018 - 2023, for over 200 countries and territories, and over 200 indicators.

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Field Value
Reference period start January 1, 2000
Reference period end December 31, 2023
Geographies
    Regions ['worldwide']
    Topics ['transport-emissions']
    Category Public Data
    Sources
    Sources 1
    Title
    IRF
    Link
    https://www.irfofficial.org
    Overview Text

    Contains data on CO2 emissions (in million tonnes/year) disaggregated by transport mode.

    Available transport modes:

    • Road transport

    • Rail transport

    • Inland waterway transport (covers navigable rivers, lakes, canals and estuaries)
    Language en
    Is archived
    Sectors
    • Road
    • Rail
    • Water
    Modes
    • Two-/Three-wheelers
    • Cars
    • Private cars
    • Taxis
    • Truck
    • Bus
    • Heavy rail
    • High-speed rail
    • Transit rail
    • Inland shipping
    Services
    • Passenger
    • Freight
    Update frequency Annually
    Indicators
    1. Inland transport CO2 emissions
    Units
    1. Million Tonnes of CO2 / year
    2. %
    Dimensioning inland transport CO2 emissions by mode (road, rail, waterways)
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      1. d77f5077-144b-4ae4-90b8-437015daee9d
      Data Provider IRF
      URL https://worldroadstatistics.org
      Data Access Recent 6 years of data (2018-2023 for the 2025 edition) are publicly available. WRS Millennium Data (2000-2023) is available for a fee.
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