Methodology
Formula 1 reports its carbon footprint annually at sport level. It does not publish per-race emissions. This dashboard keeps every published annual total intact and distributes it across the calendar using a transparent, reproducible allocation — so the season figures are reported data and the race figures are modelled estimates.
Verdict · How much can we trust this?
Low confidence — 3 seasons are published by F1, 4 are estimated and 6 are forecast. 5 future races are rumoured, not confirmed.
3/13
Seasons published
Applied identically to every season.
Published means it appears in F1's own reporting. Estimated means it is interpolated between reported points. Projected means it is forward-looking.
| Season | Total tCO2e | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 256,551 | published | Baseline footprint published alongside F1's Net Zero by 2030 commitment. |
| 2019 | 252,000 | estimated | Interpolated between the 2018 baseline and the reported 2022 position; no standalone 2019 total was published. |
| 2020 | 148,000 | estimated | COVID-shortened, largely European, spectator-free season. Modelled from the 17-race calendar and not comparable like-for-like. |
| 2021 | 234,000 | estimated | Interpolated from the reported 2022 reduction and the 22-race calendar. |
| 2022 | 223,199 | published | F1 reported a 13% reduction against the 2018 baseline across the 2022 season. |
| 2023 | 217,000 | estimated | Interpolated between the reported 2022 and 2024 positions. |
| 2024 | 189,848 | published | F1 reported a 26% reduction (including sustainable aviation fuel certificates) against the 2018 baseline by the end of 2024. |
| 2025 | 191,379 | projected | Forecast median from log-linear trend of observed seasons. |
| 2026 | 183,171 | projected | Forecast median from log-linear trend of observed seasons. |
| 2027 | 174,710 | projected | Forecast median from log-linear trend of observed seasons. |
| 2028 | 166,992 | projected | Forecast median from log-linear trend of observed seasons. |
| 2029 | 159,677 | projected | Forecast median from log-linear trend of observed seasons. |
| 2030 | 152,481 | projected | Forecast median from log-linear trend of observed seasons. |
Every figure traces back to a published document. See all sources.
Read the race numbers as indicative, not audited.
How 2025–2030 is predicted.
Final verdict · Methodology
Low confidence — season totals since 2018 are solid. Race-level numbers and anything after the latest report are modelled, so treat them as direction, not fact.
