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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.