Australia vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Australia
34.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
France
35.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
14th
France rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 35.81 billion tonnes against 34.01 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 1.80 billion tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and France ranks 13th of 194 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 56.99 million tonnes | 305.73 million tonnes | 248.74 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 200.10 million tonnes | 830.32 million tonnes | 630.22 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 442.42 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 968.72 million tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 762.45 million tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 2.99 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 1.76 billion tonnes | 4.00 billion tonnes | 2.24 billion tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 5.04 billion tonnes | 2.65 billion tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 3.57 billion tonnes | 5.96 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 5.05 billion tonnes | 7.56 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 5.98 billion tonnes | 8.67 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 7.51 billion tonnes | 10.30 billion tonnes | 2.78 billion tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 10.32 billion tonnes | 13.06 billion tonnes | 2.74 billion tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 12.94 billion tonnes | 17.15 billion tonnes | 4.21 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 15.84 billion tonnes | 21.58 billion tonnes | 5.74 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 18.90 billion tonnes | 25.46 billion tonnes | 6.56 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 23.80 billion tonnes | 29.40 billion tonnes | 5.60 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 29.59 billion tonnes | 32.95 billion tonnes | 3.36 billion tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 33.15 billion tonnes | 35.28 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Australia or France?
- France, at 35.81 billion tonnes against 34.01 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Australia and France?
- 1.80 billion tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 14th and France ranks 13th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change with 79 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.