Carbon footprint of humans and their travel by various modes, Trees needed to compensate.
Fuel and vehicle type Calorific Value MJ/litre CO2 Produced Mileage of vehicle Daily Travel Shared by Persons Fuel consumed Heat Released CO2 Per Year (22 days per mo) Trees Required
  MJ/kg MJ/litre kg/litre KMPL KM Nos Litre / day / head MJ / day / head kg / day / head kg / year / head Nos / head
Human activity
Food Intake equivalent 8.37 MJ/day/head
              5.18 1.00 264 44
2 Wheeler Petrol 45.8 33.7 2.3 55 30 1 0.55 18.38 1.25 331 55
Diesel Car 45.5 36.9 2.64 18 30 2 0.83 30.75 2.20 581 97
Petrol Car 45.8 33.7 2.3 15 30 2 1.00 33.70 2.30 607 101
Petrol Car 45.8 33.7 2.3 15 30 1 2.00 67.40 4.60 1214 202
Petrol Auto Rickshaw 45.8 33.7 2.3 28 30 3 0.36 12.04 0.82 217 36
20 Seater Bus 45.5 36.9 2.64 7 30 15 0.29 10.54 0.75 199 33
55 Seater Bus 45.5 36.9 2.64 3 30 45 0.22 8.20 0.59 155 26
Diesel Engine Train
25% Fuel-Traction Efficiency
Friction Factor 0.0015, 50 Tonne x 20 coaches
45.5 36.9 2.64 0.627 30 1200 0.04 1.47 0.11 28 4.6
Electric Engine Train
40% Fuel-Elec-Traction Efficiency
Friction Factor 0.0015, 50 Tonne x 20 coaches
45.5 36.9 2.64 1.003 30 1200 0.02 0.92 0.07 17 2.9
An average sized tree eliminates kg per day of CO2 ( 6 kg / yr ) 0.0164