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English: "Number of cars and cars per person in 25 countries. This map highlights the 25 countries with the largest car fleets as of 2016 to 2018. Note that both car fleet and population data for China have been updated to 2020 to reflect the rapid growth of the Chinese car fleet. Other country fleets are changing at a slower pace. Sources: (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, 2021; International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, 2017; Japan National Statistics Center, 2022; World Health Organization, 2018)."

"There are currently about 2 billion motor vehicles in use of which about 1.3 billion are cars (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, 2021; International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, 2017; Japan National Statistics Center, 2022; World Health Organization, 2018). Cars are unevenly distributed around the world (Fig. 3). The number of cars per person, indicated by a darker colour in Fig. 3, is highest in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Per capita car ownership is lowest in Africa and South and Southeast Asia. Although China has recently overtaken the US to have the largest car fleet, there are 4 times as many cars per person in the US as in China. Certain wealthy countries with reputations for widespread cycling and few cars, such as the Netherlands, still have many more cars per person than most countries do; there are more cars in the Netherlands than in Nigeria despite Nigeria's population being 12 times greater. Automobility in the wealthiest countries harms residents within those wealthy countries, but the consequences of automobility also spread across borders and harm populations with the fewest cars—those who benefit least from automobility. For example, depleted lead batteries from cars are dismantled mainly in places with few cars resulting in automotive lead exposure without car ownership (Ericson et al., 2017)."