Australia vs France: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Australia

372.15 million tonnes

in 2023

France

407.37 million tonnes

in 2023

Australia rank

18th

France rank

17th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

France currently reports 407.37 million tonnes against 372.15 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 35.21 million tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 18th and France ranks 17th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based 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: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.