France vs United Kingdom: CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type

France
3.96 million tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
2.69 million tonnes
in 2024
France rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
14th

CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
02.0M4.0M6.0M199020072024

How they compare

France currently reports 3.96 million tonnes against 2.69 million tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.27 million tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 46 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry type
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
46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from other industry sources, measured in tonnes.