Czechia vs France: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Czechia
-7.61 million tonnes
in 2024
France
-6.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Czechia rank
208th
France rank
205th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Czechia
  • France
-50.0M-25.0M025.0M50.0M181119172024

How they compare

France currently reports -6.11 million tonnes against -7.61 million tonnes in Czechia, a difference of 1.50 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 68 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was France ahead.

Czechia ranks 208th and France ranks 205th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 7 and France in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia France Difference Ahead
1860s 465,129 tonnes 2.09 million tonnes 1.62 million tonnes France
1870s 1.03 million tonnes 1.06 million tonnes 25,412 tonnes France
1880s 970,578 tonnes 2.13 million tonnes 1.16 million tonnes France
1890s 956,994 tonnes 3.15 million tonnes 2.19 million tonnes France
1900s 803,963 tonnes 2.98 million tonnes 2.18 million tonnes France
1910s -765,153 tonnes -3.40 million tonnes 2.63 million tonnes Czechia
1920s 1.13 million tonnes 11.81 million tonnes 10.68 million tonnes France
1930s 549,877 tonnes -3.97 million tonnes 4.52 million tonnes Czechia
1940s 499,526 tonnes 3.44 million tonnes 2.94 million tonnes France
1950s 3.67 million tonnes 3.33 million tonnes 341,351 tonnes Czechia
1960s 4.19 million tonnes 18.42 million tonnes 14.24 million tonnes France
1970s 4.78 million tonnes 8.95 million tonnes 4.16 million tonnes France
1980s -1.02 million tonnes -13.46 million tonnes 12.44 million tonnes Czechia
1990s -5.57 million tonnes 1.16 million tonnes 6.73 million tonnes France
2000s -169,681 tonnes -4.17 million tonnes 4.00 million tonnes Czechia
2010s -1.40 million tonnes -5.51 million tonnes 4.11 million tonnes Czechia
2020s -5.07 million tonnes -10.43 million tonnes 5.36 million tonnes Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Czechia or France?
France, at -6.11 million tonnes against -7.61 million tonnes in Czechia as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Czechia and France?
1.50 million tonnes, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and France?
164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
How do Czechia and France rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Czechia ranks 208th and France ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.