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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.