Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — France

Greenhouse gases per capita in France in 2024 — 5.08 t/person. Ranked 100 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 76.3%.

2024 5.08 t/person −2.27% vs 2023
World rank 100of 199
Period maximum 13.4 t/person1973
Period minimum 2.8 t/person1851

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — France, 1850–2024051015185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 2.88 t/person1853: 2.88 t/person1856: 3.08 t/person1859: 2.94 t/person1862: 3.16 t/person1865: 3.26 t/person1868: 3.43 t/person1871: 3.24 t/person1874: 3.7 t/person1877: 3.74 t/person1880: 4.14 t/person1883: 4.41 t/person1886: 4.08 t/person1889: 4.41 t/person1892: 4.65 t/person1895: 4.76 t/person1898: 5.1 t/person1901: 5.39 t/person1904: 5.35 t/person1907: 5.97 t/person1910: 6.03 t/person1913: 6.57 t/person1916: 4.4 t/person1919: 4.5 t/person1922: 6.27 t/person1925: 7.84 t/person1928: 7.81 t/person1931: 8.71 t/person1934: 8.67 t/person1937: 9.31 t/person1940: 6.64 t/person1943: 6.03 t/person1946: 7.07 t/person1949: 8.67 t/person1952: 8.32 t/person1955: 8.48 t/person1958: 9.12 t/person1961: 9.7 t/person1964: 10.53 t/person1967: 11 t/person1970: 11.88 t/person1973: 13.4 t/person1976: 12.95 t/person1979: 13.01 t/person1982: 11.12 t/person1985: 10.38 t/person1988: 9.85 t/person1991: 11.15 t/person1994: 9.16 t/person1997: 8.65 t/person2000: 8.12 t/person2003: 7.85 t/person2006: 7.52 t/person2009: 6.86 t/person2012: 6.65 t/person2015: 6.28 t/person2018: 6.09 t/person2021: 5.87 t/person2024: 5.08 t/person
Change over the period: +2.2 (+76.35%) Average annual rate: 0.33 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 5.08 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Europe & Central Asia computed 8.76 t/person
Western Europe computed 6.83 t/person
High-income countries computed 12.59 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 5.08 −0.12 −2.27%
2023 5.2 −0.39 −6.9%
2022 5.58 −0.29 −4.86%
2021 5.87 +0.35 +6.25%
2020 5.52 −0.77 −12.17%
2019 6.29 +0.19 +3.15%
2018 6.09 −0.46 −7.05%
2017 6.56 +0.22 +3.51%
2016 6.33 +0.05 +0.84%
2015 6.28 +0.07 +1.08%
2014 6.21 −0.51 −7.54%
2013 6.72 +0.07 +1.08%
2012 6.65 +0.09 +1.42%
2011 6.56 −0.43 −6.14%
2010 6.98 +0.12 +1.76%
2009 6.86 −0.34 −4.75%
2008 7.21 −0.13 −1.77%
2007 7.34 −0.18 −2.42%
2006 7.52 −0.24 −3.08%
2005 7.76 −0.06 −0.72%
2004 7.81 −0.04 −0.48%
2003 7.85 +0.04 +0.54%
2002 7.81 −0.18 −2.28%
2001 7.99 −0.13 −1.63%
2000 8.12 −0.26 −3.09%
1999 8.38 −0.25 −2.95%
1998 8.64 −0.01 −0.12%
1997 8.65 −0.46 −5.09%
1996 9.11 +0.11 +1.2%
1995 9 −0.16 −1.74%
1994 9.16 −0.49 −5.11%
1993 9.65 −0.85 −8.06%
1992 10.5 −0.65 −5.8%
1991 11.15 +0.89 +8.63%
1990 10.26 +0.08 +0.8%
1989 10.18 +0.33 +3.36%
1988 9.85 +0.04 +0.42%
1987 9.81 −0.29 −2.83%
1986 10.09 −0.29 −2.78%
1985 10.38 −0.26 −2.44%
1984 10.64 −0.23 −2.12%
1983 10.87 −0.25 −2.22%
1982 11.12 −0.44 −3.84%
1981 11.57 −1 −7.93%
1980 12.56 −0.45 −3.44%
1979 13.01 +0.03 +0.22%
1978 12.98 +0.29 +2.29%
1977 12.69 −0.26 −1.98%
1976 12.95 +0.76 +6.2%
1975 12.19 −0.87 −6.67%
1974 13.06 −0.34 −2.53%
1973 13.4 +0.57 +4.43%
1972 12.83 +0.36 +2.88%
1971 12.47 +0.6 +5.01%
1970 11.88 +0.22 +1.87%
1969 11.66 +0.35 +3.11%
1968 11.31 +0.31 +2.83%
1967 11 +0.45 +4.27%
1966 10.55 +0.26 +2.49%
1965 10.29 −0.23 −2.22%
1964 10.53 +0.46 +4.6%
1963 10.06 −0.03 −0.33%
1962 10.1 +0.39 +4.05%
1961 9.7 +0.36 +3.89%
1960 9.34 +0.77 +8.97%
1959 8.57 −0.55 −6.05%
1958 9.12 −0.35 −3.72%
1957 9.48 +0.21 +2.29%
1956 9.26 +0.78 +9.18%
1955 8.48 +0.3 +3.63%
1954 8.19 +0.3 +3.86%
1953 7.88 −0.43 −5.21%
1952 8.32 −0.12 −1.46%
1951 8.44 +0.69 +8.93%
1950 7.75 −0.93 −10.69%
1949 8.67 +0.87 +11.18%
1948 7.8 +0.28 +3.79%
1947 7.52 +0.45 +6.37%
1946 7.07 +1.76 +33.14%
1945 5.31 +0.78 +17.15%
1944 4.53 −1.5 −24.82%
1943 6.03 +0.01 +0.12%
1942 6.02 −0.01 −0.22%
1941 6.03 −0.61 −9.18%
1940 6.64 −1.91 −22.31%
1939 8.55 −0.24 −2.76%
1938 8.79 −0.52 −5.56%
1937 9.31 +0.65 +7.57%
1936 8.66 +0.11 +1.32%
1935 8.54 −0.12 −1.41%
1934 8.67 +0.16 +1.86%
1933 8.51 +0.4 +4.92%
1932 8.11 −0.6 −6.93%
1931 8.71 −0.34 −3.79%
1930 9.06 +0.5 +5.91%
1929 8.55 +0.74 +9.49%
1928 7.81 −0.09 −1.13%
1927 7.9 +0.01 +0.15%
1926 7.89 +0.05 +0.63%
1925 7.84 +0.15 +2%
1924 7.68 +0.73 +10.56%
1923 6.95 +0.68 +10.79%
1922 6.27 +0.96 +18%
1921 5.32 −0.44 −7.68%
1920 5.76 +1.26 +27.87%
1919 4.5 +0.23 +5.48%
1918 4.27 −0.49 −10.26%
1917 4.76 +0.36 +8.16%
1916 4.4 +0.17 +4.12%
1915 4.22 −0.55 −11.59%
1914 4.78 −1.79 −27.26%
1913 6.57 +0.37 +6%
1912 6.2 +0.04 +0.68%
1911 6.16 +0.12 +2.04%
1910 6.03 −0.05 −0.9%
1909 6.09 +0.12 +1.94%
1908 5.97 +0 +0.07%
1907 5.97 +0.28 +4.96%
1906 5.69 +0.27 +4.99%
1905 5.42 +0.06 +1.18%
1904 5.35 −0.15 −2.8%
1903 5.51 +0.37 +7.12%
1902 5.14 −0.25 −4.59%
1901 5.39 −0.16 −2.94%
1900 5.55 +0.31 +5.92%
1899 5.24 +0.14 +2.83%
1898 5.1 +0.11 +2.12%
1897 4.99 +0.14 +2.91%
1896 4.85 +0.09 +1.89%
1895 4.76 +0.01 +0.27%
1894 4.75 +0.18 +4.01%
1893 4.56 −0.09 −1.87%
1892 4.65 −0.01 −0.19%
1891 4.66 −0.01 −0.24%
1890 4.67 +0.27 +6.02%
1889 4.41 +0.07 +1.5%
1888 4.34 +0.09 +2%
1887 4.26 +0.18 +4.42%
1886 4.08 −0.07 −1.62%
1885 4.14 −0.13 −3.02%
1884 4.27 −0.14 −3.11%
1883 4.41 +0.11 +2.49%
1882 4.3 +0.12 +2.97%
1881 4.18 +0.04 +0.89%
1880 4.14 +0.3 +7.9%
1879 3.84 +0.06 +1.48%
1878 3.78 +0.04 +1.2%
1877 3.74 −0.05 −1.4%
1876 3.79 −0 −0.03%
1875 3.79 +0.09 +2.52%
1874 3.7 −0.09 −2.38%
1873 3.79 +0.17 +4.64%
1872 3.62 +0.38 +11.8%
1871 3.24 −0.01 −0.46%
1870 3.25 −0.22 −6.26%
1869 3.47 +0.04 +1.23%
1868 3.43 +0.01 +0.26%
1867 3.42 +0.06 +1.85%
1866 3.36 +0.1 +2.94%
1865 3.26 +0.06 +1.81%
1864 3.2 +0.06 +2.04%
1863 3.14 −0.02 −0.76%
1862 3.16 +0.05 +1.48%
1861 3.12 +0.07 +2.2%
1860 3.05 +0.11 +3.6%
1859 2.94 −0.05 −1.7%
1858 2.99 −0.06 −2%
1857 3.06 −0.03 −0.88%
1856 3.08 +0 +0.06%
1855 3.08 +0.09 +2.87%
1854 2.99 +0.11 +3.89%
1853 2.88 +0.08 +2.82%
1852 2.8 +0.01 +0.25%
1851 2.8 −0.08 −2.88%
1850 2.88

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.