Australia vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Australia
10.56 billion tonnes
in 2024
France
19.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
France rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 19.18 billion tonnes against 10.56 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 8.62 billion tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.8 times Australia's.
Across all 215 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and France ranks 10th of 179 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 16,263 tonnes | 16.55 million tonnes | 16.53 million tonnes | France |
| 1820s | 53,412 tonnes | 47.11 million tonnes | 47.05 million tonnes | France |
| 1830s | 141,259 tonnes | 113.02 million tonnes | 112.88 million tonnes | France |
| 1840s | 524,143 tonnes | 242.43 million tonnes | 241.90 million tonnes | France |
| 1850s | 1.75 million tonnes | 462.31 million tonnes | 460.56 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 7.73 million tonnes | 856.91 million tonnes | 849.18 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 23.24 million tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 54.57 million tonnes | 2.15 billion tonnes | 2.10 billion tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 113.51 million tonnes | 3.08 billion tonnes | 2.97 billion tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 212.23 million tonnes | 4.27 billion tonnes | 4.06 billion tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 388.08 million tonnes | 5.67 billion tonnes | 5.28 billion tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 626.70 million tonnes | 7.18 billion tonnes | 6.55 billion tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 869.14 million tonnes | 9.20 billion tonnes | 8.33 billion tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 10.72 billion tonnes | 9.54 billion tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 1.60 billion tonnes | 12.39 billion tonnes | 10.79 billion tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 2.17 billion tonnes | 14.32 billion tonnes | 12.15 billion tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 2.91 billion tonnes | 15.86 billion tonnes | 12.96 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 3.91 billion tonnes | 16.99 billion tonnes | 13.08 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 5.30 billion tonnes | 17.77 billion tonnes | 12.47 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 7.12 billion tonnes | 18.40 billion tonnes | 11.28 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 9.04 billion tonnes | 18.89 billion tonnes | 9.85 billion tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 10.28 billion tonnes | 19.14 billion tonnes | 8.86 billion tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or France?
- France, at 19.18 billion tonnes against 10.56 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and France?
- 8.62 billion tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 12th and France ranks 10th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.