Canada vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Canada
35.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
France
40.05 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
France rank
8th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 40.05 billion tonnes against 35.64 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 4.40 billion tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 218 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and France ranks 8th of 215 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 69,616 tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | France |
| 1810s | 111,752 tonnes | 16.55 million tonnes | 16.43 million tonnes | France |
| 1820s | 148,392 tonnes | 47.11 million tonnes | 46.96 million tonnes | France |
| 1830s | 185,032 tonnes | 113.02 million tonnes | 112.83 million tonnes | France |
| 1840s | 250,984 tonnes | 242.43 million tonnes | 242.17 million tonnes | France |
| 1850s | 1.00 million tonnes | 462.37 million tonnes | 461.37 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 5.92 million tonnes | 857.41 million tonnes | 851.50 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 19.66 million tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 68.72 million tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 190.69 million tonnes | 3.09 billion tonnes | 2.90 billion tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 423.53 million tonnes | 4.29 billion tonnes | 3.87 billion tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 972.89 million tonnes | 5.69 billion tonnes | 4.72 billion tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 1.77 billion tonnes | 7.21 billion tonnes | 5.44 billion tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 2.61 billion tonnes | 9.31 billion tonnes | 6.70 billion tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 3.71 billion tonnes | 10.93 billion tonnes | 7.22 billion tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 5.26 billion tonnes | 12.95 billion tonnes | 7.69 billion tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 7.29 billion tonnes | 16.00 billion tonnes | 8.71 billion tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 10.58 billion tonnes | 20.57 billion tonnes | 9.99 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 14.75 billion tonnes | 25.35 billion tonnes | 10.60 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 19.32 billion tonnes | 29.36 billion tonnes | 10.04 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 24.75 billion tonnes | 33.42 billion tonnes | 8.67 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 30.40 billion tonnes | 37.14 billion tonnes | 6.74 billion tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 34.56 billion tonnes | 39.49 billion tonnes | 4.93 billion tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Canada or France?
- France, at 40.05 billion tonnes against 35.64 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Canada and France?
- 4.40 billion 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, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 9th and France ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 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.