France vs Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
France
19.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
9.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
10th
Kazakhstan rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- France
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
France currently reports 19.18 billion tonnes against 9.99 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 9.19 billion tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.9 times Kazakhstan's.
Across all 173 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 10th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th of 179 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 85.67 million tonnes | 3,101 tonnes | 85.67 million tonnes | France |
| 1850s | 498.24 million tonnes | 54,100 tonnes | 498.19 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 856.91 million tonnes | 532,992 tonnes | 856.37 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.42 billion tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 2.15 billion tonnes | 11.53 million tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 3.08 billion tonnes | 27.36 million tonnes | 3.05 billion tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 4.27 billion tonnes | 62.32 million tonnes | 4.21 billion tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 5.67 billion tonnes | 117.05 million tonnes | 5.55 billion tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 7.18 billion tonnes | 152.94 million tonnes | 7.02 billion tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 9.20 billion tonnes | 251.39 million tonnes | 8.95 billion tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 10.72 billion tonnes | 464.84 million tonnes | 10.25 billion tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 12.39 billion tonnes | 873.98 million tonnes | 11.52 billion tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 14.32 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 12.66 billion tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 15.86 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | 13.05 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 16.99 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | 12.69 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 17.77 billion tonnes | 5.87 billion tonnes | 11.91 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 18.40 billion tonnes | 6.92 billion tonnes | 11.48 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 18.89 billion tonnes | 8.37 billion tonnes | 10.53 billion tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 19.14 billion tonnes | 9.67 billion tonnes | 9.46 billion tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, France or Kazakhstan?
- France, at 19.18 billion tonnes against 9.99 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between France and Kazakhstan?
- 9.19 billion tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Kazakhstan?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do France and Kazakhstan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- France ranks 10th and Kazakhstan ranks 13th 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.