France vs Venezuela: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
France
3.97 tonnes per person
in 2024
Venezuela
4.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
France rank
87th
Venezuela rank
85th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 4.09 tonnes per person against 3.97 tonnes per person in France, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was France ahead.
France ranks 87th and Venezuela ranks 85th of 213 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, France averaged higher in 13 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.61 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | France |
| 1880s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | France |
| 1890s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 0.0295 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | France |
| 1900s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 3.3 tonnes per person | France |
| 1910s | 3.33 tonnes per person | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 3.29 tonnes per person | France |
| 1920s | 4.89 tonnes per person | 0.23 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | France |
| 1930s | 5.07 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 3.94 tonnes per person | France |
| 1940s | 3.58 tonnes per person | 3.63 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 5.49 tonnes per person | 8.24 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 7.59 tonnes per person | 6.22 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | France |
| 1970s | 9.8 tonnes per person | 5.17 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | France |
| 1980s | 7.68 tonnes per person | 5.83 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | France |
| 1990s | 6.9 tonnes per person | 5.62 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | France |
| 2000s | 6.58 tonnes per person | 5.66 tonnes per person | 0.9149 tonnes per person | France |
| 2010s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 5.31 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 4.28 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | 0.611 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 4.09 tonnes per person against 3.97 tonnes per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between France and Venezuela?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Venezuela?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
- How do France and Venezuela rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 87th and Venezuela ranks 85th 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.