France vs Ukraine: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
France
3.97 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ukraine
3.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
France rank
87th
Ukraine rank
90th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Ukraine
How they compare
France currently reports 3.97 tonnes per person against 3.76 tonnes per person in Ukraine, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per person.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was France ahead.
France ranks 87th and Ukraine ranks 90th of 213 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and Ukraine in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.1978 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.1975 tonnes per person | France |
| 1850s | 0.8292 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.8247 tonnes per person | France |
| 1860s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | France |
| 1870s | 1.61 tonnes per person | 0.0767 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | France |
| 1880s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 0.1778 tonnes per person | 1.93 tonnes per person | France |
| 1890s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 0.3675 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | France |
| 1900s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 0.6486 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | France |
| 1910s | 3.33 tonnes per person | 0.674 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | France |
| 1920s | 4.89 tonnes per person | 0.4258 tonnes per person | 4.46 tonnes per person | France |
| 1930s | 5.07 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | France |
| 1940s | 3.58 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | France |
| 1950s | 5.49 tonnes per person | 4.88 tonnes per person | 0.6073 tonnes per person | France |
| 1960s | 7.59 tonnes per person | 7.87 tonnes per person | 0.2764 tonnes per person | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 9.8 tonnes per person | 11.56 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 7.68 tonnes per person | 13.76 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 6.9 tonnes per person | 8.84 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 6.58 tonnes per person | 6.46 tonnes per person | 0.1219 tonnes per person | France |
| 2010s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 5.66 tonnes per person | 0.3683 tonnes per person | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 4.28 tonnes per person | 4.07 tonnes per person | 0.2166 tonnes per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, France or Ukraine?
- France, at 3.97 tonnes per person against 3.76 tonnes per person in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between France and Ukraine?
- 0.21 tonnes per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do France and Ukraine rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 87th and Ukraine ranks 90th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.