World Bank data measures the percentage of total fuel combustion CO2 emissions attributable to the transport sector. The dataset, sourced from the WDI Database Archives, excludes emissions from international marine bunkers and international aviation. It covers domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail, and pipeline transport.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion)' metric to assess a country's decarbonization progress in mobility.
- Benchmark transport emission shares across countries using the reported percentage values.
- Model correlations between transport emission shares and other national indicators like GDP or vehicle fleet data.
- Forecast future transport sector emission contributions based on historical time-series data.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative World Bank WDI Database Archives.
- Covers multiple transport modes: domestic aviation, navigation, road, rail, and pipelines.
Limitations
- Sample size, time range, and geographic coverage are unspecified.
- Autoproducer fuel consumption is reported as an unallocated separate item, limiting end-use analysis.
- Excludes emissions from international aviation and shipping, which are significant transport sources.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, WDI Database Archives.
- Collection Method
- Compiled from IEA data, following IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3 definitions.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Country-level, global scope implied.