CO₂ emissions from transport in Czechia
Czechia: CO₂ emissions from transport was 19.72 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions from transport in Czechia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 19.72 million tonnes for co₂ emissions from transport in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from transport in Czechia peaked at 19.72 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.17 million tonnes, in 1991.
Czechia ranks 42nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.77 million tonnes | 6.17 million tonnes | 11.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.78 million tonnes | 11.87 million tonnes | 18.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.31 million tonnes | 16.00 million tonnes | 18.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.83 million tonnes | 17.59 million tonnes | 19.72 million tonnes | 4 |
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More climate change data for Czechia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 10.89 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 7.93 million (2025)
- Urban population 72.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 12.33 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.04 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions from transport in Czechia?
- Co₂ emissions from transport in Czechia was 19.72 million tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.72 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 million tonnes in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for co₂ emissions from transport?
- Czechia ranks 42nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in tonnes.