Canada vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled

Canada
15.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
France
15.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
France rank
7th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 15.93 billion tonnes against 15.65 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 280.70 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 218 shared years of data; in 1802 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and France in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
1800s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes —
1810s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes —
1820s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes —
1830s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes —
1840s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes —
1850s 0 tonnes 61,921 tonnes 61,921 tonnes France
1860s 151,444 tonnes 507,455 tonnes 356,010 tonnes France
1870s 1.07 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 163,250 tonnes France
1880s 2.45 million tonnes 3.68 million tonnes 1.23 million tonnes France
1890s 5.11 million tonnes 9.59 million tonnes 4.48 million tonnes France
1900s 8.42 million tonnes 16.23 million tonnes 7.81 million tonnes France
1910s 20.94 million tonnes 19.40 million tonnes 1.54 million tonnes Canada
1920s 65.59 million tonnes 33.83 million tonnes 31.76 million tonnes Canada
1930s 174.37 million tonnes 89.19 million tonnes 85.18 million tonnes Canada
1940s 384.84 million tonnes 182.64 million tonnes 202.21 million tonnes Canada
1950s 922.75 million tonnes 487.61 million tonnes 435.15 million tonnes Canada
1960s 2.09 billion tonnes 1.47 billion tonnes 623.91 million tonnes Canada
1970s 4.09 billion tonnes 4.12 billion tonnes 24.66 million tonnes France
1980s 6.32 billion tonnes 7.14 billion tonnes 822.88 million tonnes France
1990s 8.38 billion tonnes 9.60 billion tonnes 1.22 billion tonnes France
2000s 10.76 billion tonnes 12.02 billion tonnes 1.27 billion tonnes France
2010s 13.32 billion tonnes 14.19 billion tonnes 873.50 million tonnes France
2020s 15.17 billion tonnes 15.59 billion tonnes 417.54 million tonnes France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Canada or France?
France, at 15.93 billion tonnes against 15.65 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Canada and France?
280.70 million tonnes, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
218 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
How do Canada and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 21,826 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.