Assessment for Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Emissions of China’s Vehicles: Future Trends and Policy Implications

Table 1

Worldwide vehicle population and per capita car ownership in 2008.

Country	Vehicle population/10^4	Per capita cars
USA	25024	0.82
Japan	7553	0.59
China	5100	0.04
Germany	4400	0.54
Italy	4089	0.69
Russia	3826	0.27
France	3721	0.60
Britain	3562	0.58
Spain	2761	0.60
Brazil	2748	0.14
Mexico	2531	0.24
Canada	2052	0.62
Poland	1909	0.50
India	1851	0.02
Korea	1679	0.35
Australia	1468	0.67
Turkey	1019	0.15
Thailand	977	0.15
The Netherlands	891	0.52
Argentina	846	0.21
Indonesia	825	0.04
South Africa	749	0.15
Belgium	586	0.53
Sweden	480	0.53
Austria	468	0.59
Switzerland	436	0.62
Others	15752	0.07
Total	97306	0.15

Data resource: National Bureau of Statistics of China, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, German Automobile Industry Association, Ward’s Auto, and ANFIA.