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
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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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.