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MEPC.391(81) · Reference GFI 93.3 gCO₂eq/MJ · 28,620 ships · 655.7 Mt CO₂

Total ships (≥5,000 GT)

28,620

14 ship types

Total CO₂ emissions

655.7 Mt

tonnes CO₂ per year

Largest emitter

Containership

183.7 Mt · 28.0% of total

Highest CO₂ per ship

Cruise Passenger Ship

72,759 t per ship

Pareto distribution of CO₂ emissions by ship type, with cumulative share and fleet count

CO₂ emissions (Mt)

Ship type

Cumulative share (%)
Bars: annual CO₂ (left axis). Solid line: cumulative share of fleet CO₂ (right axis); dashed: 80% reference. Markers: number of ships. Source: IMO DCS / MRV data.

Emission intensity gap: share of fleet vs share of CO₂

Ship type

Share (%)

Dumbbell plot. Hollow circle: share of ships; filled circle: share of CO₂. Rightward gap indicates disproportionate emitters.

Share of CO₂ emissions

Source: IMO DCS / MRV fleet data; GFI per IMO Net-Zero Framework (MEPC 83). Authors' calculation.

Fleet size vs total emissions (bubble area ∝ CO₂ per ship, log scales)

Annual CO₂ (Mt, log scale)

Number of ships (log scale)

Source: IMO DCS / MRV fleet data; GFI per IMO Net-Zero Framework (MEPC 83). Authors' calculation.

Fleet count and average CO₂ per ship

Number of ships

Ship type

CO₂ per ship (t)
Bars: number of ships (left). Line: mean annual CO₂ per ship in kt (right). Sorted by intensity.

Breakdown by size category: Containership

Number of ships
SizeShipsCO₂ (t)t / ship
< 10,000 DWT2422,527,55010,444
10,000–15,000 DWT6168,258,17613,406
15,000–40,000 DWT1,63434,956,81521,393
40,000–80,000 DWT1,12246,393,51341,349
80,000–120,000 DWT66839,764,03859,527
120,000–200,000 DWT65442,365,38664,779
≥ 200,000 DWT1399,473,46168,154

Size category

CO₂ (Mt)
Source: IMO DCS / MRV fleet data; GFI per IMO Net-Zero Framework (MEPC 83). Authors' calculation.