Canada vs France: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Canada
-2.2%
in 2024
France
-2.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
189th
France rank
190th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports -2.2% against -2.3% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 92 times across 214 shared years of data; in 1811 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 189th and France ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 16 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | France |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 9.7% | 9.7% | France |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | France |
| 1840s | 66.9% | 4.7% | 62.2% | Canada |
| 1850s | 20.8% | 7.4% | 13.4% | Canada |
| 1860s | 11.2% | 5.0% | 6.1% | Canada |
| 1870s | 14.8% | 2.0% | 12.8% | Canada |
| 1880s | 22.7% | 2.9% | 19.8% | Canada |
| 1890s | 5.7% | 3.1% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 1900s | 9.3% | 2.4% | 6.9% | Canada |
| 1910s | 6.2% | -1.7% | 7.9% | Canada |
| 1920s | 3.6% | 7.8% | 4.2% | France |
| 1930s | 0.1% | -1.6% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1940s | 4.6% | 4.9% | 0.3% | France |
| 1950s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.3% | 5.5% | 0.2% | France |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -2.8% | 3.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -1.0% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -1.5% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -3.3% | 1.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Canada or France?
- Canada, at -2.2% against -2.3% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Canada and France?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 214 years are reported by both, from 1811 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 189th and France ranks 190th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.