Canada vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Canada
35.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
France
40.05 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
France rank
8th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 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 217 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 by world region, 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 by world region between Canada and France?
- 4.40 billion tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Canada ranks 9th and France ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.