France vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
France
40.05 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
66.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
8th
India rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- France
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 66.07 billion tonnes against 40.05 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 26.02 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was France ahead.
France ranks 8th and India ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 16 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 591.66 million tonnes | 712,720 tonnes | 590.95 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 780.78 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | 777.44 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.68 billion tonnes | 7.72 million tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 2.16 billion tonnes | 21.55 million tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 3.09 billion tonnes | 67.43 million tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 4.29 billion tonnes | 188.99 million tonnes | 4.10 billion tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 5.69 billion tonnes | 443.67 million tonnes | 5.25 billion tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 7.21 billion tonnes | 815.20 million tonnes | 6.40 billion tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 9.31 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 8.09 billion tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 10.93 billion tonnes | 1.70 billion tonnes | 9.23 billion tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 12.95 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 10.62 billion tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 16.00 billion tonnes | 3.47 billion tonnes | 12.53 billion tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 20.57 billion tonnes | 5.36 billion tonnes | 15.22 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 25.35 billion tonnes | 8.43 billion tonnes | 16.93 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 29.36 billion tonnes | 14.22 billion tonnes | 15.14 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 33.42 billion tonnes | 24.08 billion tonnes | 9.34 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 37.14 billion tonnes | 41.22 billion tonnes | 4.08 billion tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 39.49 billion tonnes | 60.01 billion tonnes | 20.52 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, France or India?
- India, at 66.07 billion tonnes against 40.05 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between France and India?
- 26.02 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do France and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- France ranks 8th and India ranks 7th 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.