Global shipping emission shares based on ship traffic 2019, by country
Ships docking at Chinese, European Union's (EU), and United States ports were responsible for 37.3 percent of global emissions produced by vessels worldwide in 2019. Ships transporting cargo and passengers between China and its trading partners produced 15.1 percent of total CO2 emissions, while ship traffic to and from the EU was responsible for 14.4 percent of CO2 emissions attributable to the global shipping industry in 2019.