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

France
-6.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
-4.78 million tonnes
in 2024
France rank
205th
Taiwan rank
203rd

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • France
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports -4.78 million tonnes against -6.11 million tonnes in France, a difference of 1.33 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 78 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Taiwan ahead.

France ranks 205th and Taiwan ranks 203rd of 215 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, France averaged higher in 15 and Taiwan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Taiwan Difference Ahead
1810s 48,446 tonnes 0 tonnes 48,446 tonnes France
1820s 351,744 tonnes 0 tonnes 351,744 tonnes France
1830s 549,600 tonnes 0 tonnes 549,600 tonnes France
1840s 581,477 tonnes 0 tonnes 581,477 tonnes France
1850s 1.76 million tonnes 0 tonnes 1.76 million tonnes France
1860s 2.20 million tonnes 0 tonnes 2.20 million tonnes France
1870s 1.06 million tonnes 0 tonnes 1.06 million tonnes France
1880s 2.13 million tonnes 0 tonnes 2.13 million tonnes France
1890s 3.15 million tonnes 8,061 tonnes 3.14 million tonnes France
1900s 2.98 million tonnes 40,670 tonnes 2.94 million tonnes France
1910s -3.40 million tonnes 242,190 tonnes 3.64 million tonnes Taiwan
1920s 11.81 million tonnes 128,240 tonnes 11.69 million tonnes France
1930s -3.97 million tonnes 298,982 tonnes 4.27 million tonnes Taiwan
1940s 3.44 million tonnes -270,889 tonnes 3.71 million tonnes France
1950s 3.33 million tonnes 651,879 tonnes 2.68 million tonnes France
1960s 18.42 million tonnes 1.53 million tonnes 16.89 million tonnes France
1970s 8.95 million tonnes 4.95 million tonnes 4.00 million tonnes France
1980s -13.46 million tonnes 3.92 million tonnes 17.38 million tonnes Taiwan
1990s 1.16 million tonnes 9.30 million tonnes 8.14 million tonnes Taiwan
2000s -4.17 million tonnes 4.50 million tonnes 8.67 million tonnes Taiwan
2010s -5.51 million tonnes 2.17 million tonnes 7.68 million tonnes Taiwan
2020s -10.43 million tonnes -2.47 million tonnes 7.96 million tonnes Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, France or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at -4.78 million tonnes against -6.11 million tonnes in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between France and Taiwan?
1.33 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Taiwan?
214 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2024.
How do France and Taiwan rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
France ranks 205th and Taiwan ranks 203rd 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
Last refreshed

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