Faroe Islands vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Faroe Islands
616.06 tonnes per person
in 2024
France
584.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
29th
France rank
32nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • France
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 616.06 tonnes per person against 584.2 tonnes per person in France, a difference of 31.86 tonnes per person.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 29th and France ranks 32nd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands France Difference Ahead
1960s 40.33 tonnes per person 322.49 tonnes per person 282.16 tonnes per person France
1970s 93.17 tonnes per person 382.69 tonnes per person 289.53 tonnes per person France
1980s 176.34 tonnes per person 448.02 tonnes per person 271.68 tonnes per person France
1990s 305.57 tonnes per person 494.13 tonnes per person 188.56 tonnes per person France
2000s 427.9 tonnes per person 531.16 tonnes per person 103.26 tonnes per person France
2010s 545.22 tonnes per person 559.96 tonnes per person 14.74 tonnes per person France
2020s 598.95 tonnes per person 579.84 tonnes per person 19.11 tonnes per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Faroe Islands or France?
Faroe Islands, at 616.06 tonnes per person against 584.2 tonnes per person in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Faroe Islands and France?
31.86 tonnes per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and France?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 29th and France ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.