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Outlook 2018

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Figure 21: Transport CO

2

emissions and GDP per capita (PPP) in OIC Countries (2014)

Source: Author from World Energy Council

Further analysis on road passenger transportation regarding the linkage between transport and

environment is necessary for two reasons. Firstly, road transport accounts for almost three-

quarter of all transport GHG emissions and passenger transportation is the determinant factor.

Secondly, available data generally lack comparable statistics on road freight transport but cover

road passenger transport statistics.

As noted earlier above, higher per capita income countries tend to emit more GHG per capita

and this generalization is valid for the transport GHG emissions as well. Although several other

factors, such as existing road infrastructure, alternative public transport opportunities, existing

parking policies, personal security concerns, and the urban sprawl, are also influential; the

personal income and the prices of the fuels are the two major determinants (in addition to car

prices) for private car ownership and use. To begin with, ‘per capita income’, Figure 22, which

depicts the change in road sector energy consumption per capita with respect to per capita

income, shows the comparable relation for 37 OIC countries. As the figure suggests, the OIC

countries with higher per capita income are more likely to consume more road sector energy

per capita. The top OIC countries (i.e. Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia Oman, and Bahrain) with

highest per capita income are also the top road sector energy consumers per capita.

Algeria

Bahrain

Egypt

Gabon

Iran

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Niger

Pakistan

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

UAE

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1.000

2.000

3.000

4.000

5.000

6.000

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20.000 40.000 60.000 80.000 100.000 120.000 140.000 160.000

Transport Emissions per capita

(tonnes CO

2

/ 1,000 capita)

GDP per capita (PPP) in US dollar (2011 prices)