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Urban Transit Emissions Benchmarking

This dataset provides detailed greenhouse gas emissions metrics for urban transit modes such as buses, trams, and ride-shares, across small-to-mid sized cities. It includes operational statistics, per-trip and per-kilometer emissions, and contextual information to support benchmarking, climate reporting, and policy development for sustainable transportation. Ideal for urban planners, sustainability teams, and smart city initiatives seeking actionable transit insights.

last updated 4 Jan 2026
by GoMask

The brief that made it

Benchmarking transit emissions across cities and modes

Sample rows

preview · 8 of 120 rows · all 17 columns

record_idstring	fuel_typestring	data_quality_scorefloat	vehicle_typestring	city_namestring	countrystring	transit_modestring	operator_namestring	reporting_period_startdate	reporting_period_enddate	total_passenger_tripsinteger	total_vehicle_kilometersfloat	total_emissions_kg_co2efloat	emissions_per_trip_kg_co2efloat	emissions_per_km_kg_co2efloat	data_sourcestring	notesstring
REC-10001-A	electricity	0.98	electric metro	London	United Kingdom	metro	London Underground Ltd	2023-01-01	2023-03-31	12250000	360000.5	782500	0.0639	2.174	government_dataset	Quarterly report covering winter season ridership peak.
REC-10002-B	diesel	0.82	diesel bus	Lagos	Nigeria	bus	Lagos Metropolitan Bus Service	2023-01-01	2023-01-31	480000	79000.7	540800	1.127	6.846	operator_report	Service disruption due to fleet maintenance delays in January.
REC-10003-C	diesel	0.93	diesel ferry	Helsinki	Finland	ferry	Helsinki Ferries	2022-06-01	2022-08-31	185000	20500.8	132500	0.716	6.463	sensor	Summer peak season, increased holiday traffic recorded.
REC-10004-D	electricity	0.99	modern tram	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	tram	Hong Kong Tramways	2023-02-01	2023-02-28	2320000	41000	158000	0.0681	3.854	government_dataset	Monthly report, Lunar New Year surge included.
REC-10005-E	hydrogen	0.98	hydrogen bus	Reykjavik	Iceland	bus	Straeto bs	2023-03-01	2023-03-31	1700	410.2	25.2	0.0148	0.0614	sensor	Experimental hydrogen bus pilot, low emissions observed.
REC-10006-F	electricity	0.97	electric metro	Shanghai	China	metro	Shanghai Metro Operation	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	60200000	870000	1825000	0.0303	2.098	government_dataset	Annual emissions report for full metro network.
REC-10007-G	electricity	0.99	electric bus	Tallinn	Estonia	bus	Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS	2023-02-01	2023-02-28	7000	930	16.8	0.0024	0.0181	sensor	Electric bus pilot route, very low emissions documented.
REC-10008-H	diesel	0.81	diesel articulated bus	Cape Town	South Africa	bus	Golden Arrow Bus Services	2023-01-01	2023-01-31	890000	112000	984800	1.107	8.792	operator_report	Monthly report, fleet age contributing to higher emissions.
REC-10009-I	electricity	0.96	modern tram	Tokyo	Japan	tram	Tokyo Metropolitan Tramways	2023-03-01	2023-03-31	1230000	37000.3	92400	0.0751	2.499	government_dataset	Spring ridership surge, monthly emissions.
REC-10010-J	electricity	0.97	electric metro	Berlin	Germany	metro	BVG Metro	2022-03-01	2022-05-31	12250000	355000.5	799500	0.0653	2.253	government_dataset	Quarterly report, includes Easter holiday ridership.
REC-10011-K	CNG	0.88	CNG bus	New York	USA	bus	NYC Transit	2023-01-01	2023-02-28	1960000	230000	742800	0.379	3.228	operator_report	Buses running on CNG, lower emissions than diesel fleet.
REC-10012-L	gasoline	0.92	hybrid car	San Francisco	USA	ride-share	Lyft	2023-03-01	2023-03-31	34000	8100	11280	0.332	1.393	sensor	Sensor tracked hybrid fleet, March traffic surge.
REC-10013-M	electricity	0.94	electric bus	Barcelona	Spain	bus	TMB Barcelona	2023-02-01	2023-02-28	420000	67000	21000	0.05	0.313	operator_report	Electric buses expansion, emissions reduced.
REC-10014-N	electricity	0.99	modern tram	Melbourne	Australia	tram	Yarra Trams	2023-03-01	2023-03-31	1680000	42000	126000	0.075	3	government_dataset	Tram network upgrade, improved energy efficiency.
REC-10015-O	electricity	0.98	electric metro	Paris	France	metro	RATP Metro	2022-10-01	2022-12-31	18300000	520000	1150000	0.0628	2.211	government_dataset	Quarterly report, includes seasonal tourist spike.
REC-10016-P	diesel	0.78	diesel minibus	Zurich	Switzerland	bus	VBZ	2022-09-01	2022-09-30	220000	12700	169400	0.77	13.346	operator_report	September report, aging minibus fleet raises emissions.
REC-10017-Q	gasoline	0.91	compact car	Washington	USA	ride-share	Uber	2023-01-01	2023-01-31	14300	3900	7800	0.545	2	sensor	January report, surge from convention events.
REC-10018-R	biofuel	0.92	biofuel bus	Valencia	Spain	bus	EMT Valencia	2023-03-01	2023-03-31	370000	44000	9700	0.0262	0.22	operator_report	Biofuel pilot route, emissions significantly reduced.
REC-10019-S	electricity	0.96	modern tram	Sydney	Australia	tram	Sydney Light Rail	2022-12-01	2022-12-31	980000	19000	43000	0.044	2.263	government_dataset	December report, holiday ridership spike.
REC-10020-T	diesel	0.79	diesel bus	Chicago	USA	bus	Chicago Transit Authority	2023-02-01	2023-02-28	835000	109000	800500	0.959	7.344	operator_report	February report, cold weather operations increased emissions.

What the 120 rows show

from the 120-row sample

Other (fuel type) stands out: mean data_quality_score is 0.10, against 0.93 for the rest.

0.94median data_quality_score
4data sources
7transit modes
375,000median total_passenger_trips
37,700median total_vehicle_kilometers
56,350median total_emissions_kg_co2e

Mean data_quality_score by fuel_type120 rows

data_quality_score120 rows, in bands of 0.1

Median 0.94, from 0.0 to 0.99.

vehicle_type110 rows with a value · 10 left blank

electric metro16
modern tram12
diesel bus11
electric bus9
diesel ferry8
hybrid car7
electric bike7
diesel articulated bus4
CNG bus4
electric car4

17 columns by typefrom the column list below

string 9
integer 1
float 5
date 2

Columns

17 columns in three groups

blueprint · 17 columns
column	type	description	example
Text 9 columns
`record_id`	string	Unique identifier for each emission recordunique	REC-10001-A
`city_name`	string	Name of the city where transit emissions are measured	London
`country`	string	Country of the city	United Kingdom
`transit_mode`	string	Type of transit mode (e.g., bus, tram, ride-share)7 values	metro
`operator_name`	string	Name of the transit operator or service provideroptional	London Underground Ltd
`vehicle_type`	string	Specific vehicle type (e.g., diesel bus, electric tram, hybrid car)optional	electric metro
`fuel_type`	string	Primary fuel or energy source used (e.g., diesel, electricity, gasoline, CNG, hydrogen)7 values	electricity
`data_source`	string	Source of the emissions data (e.g., operator report, government dataset, sensor)4 sources · optional	government_dataset
`notes`	string	Additional notes or context about the recordoptional	Quarterly report covering…
Numbers 6 columns
`total_passenger_trips`	integer	Total number of passenger trips during the reporting period0 or more	12250000
`total_vehicle_kilometers`	float	Total kilometers traveled by vehicles during the reporting period0 or more	360000.5
`total_emissions_kg_co2e`	float	Total greenhouse gas emissions in kilograms of CO2 equivalent for the reporting period0 or more	782500
`emissions_per_trip_kg_co2e`	float	Average emissions per passenger trip in kilograms of CO2 equivalent0 or more	0.0639
`emissions_per_km_kg_co2e`	float	Average emissions per vehicle kilometer in kilograms of CO2 equivalent0 or more	2.174
`data_quality_score`	float	Quality rating of the data (0.0-1.0, where 1.0 is highest quality)0 to 1 · optional	0.98
Dates and times 2 columns
`reporting_period_start`	date	Start date of the reporting period for emissions data	2023-01-01
`reporting_period_end`	date	End date of the reporting period for emissions data	2023-03-31

Use it for

A transportation dashboard
Data_quality_score by fuel_type and a breakdown of vehicle_type. Excel, Power BI or Tableau.
Why do the 10 other rows have a mean data_quality_score of 0.10?
A root-cause class exercise
Hand out the rows and one question. The answer is in the data, not in the brief.
Records120
REC-10001-A0.98electric…
REC-10002-B0.82diesel
REC-10003-C0.93diesel
A software demo
Believable records with city_name, country and transit_mode to fill a screen in front of a buyer.

This dataset120 rows17 columns

Yours1,000 rows17 columnscity_name: UK only

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Rules it was built with

Include annual average CO2e per transit mode
Capture ridership volumes per route
Log fuel type and energy source for each vehicle
Document service disruptions affecting emissions
Flag routes exceeding emission benchmarks
Include data for both publicly and privately operated services

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