France vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
France
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
3.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
15th
India rank
18th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- France
- India
How they compare
France currently reports 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 843.58 million tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 145 shared years of data; in 1858 it was India ahead.
France ranks 15th and India ranks 18th of 146 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1940s | 626,911 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 626,911 tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 72.43 million tonnes | 771,889 tonnes | 71.66 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 297.85 million tonnes | 10.75 million tonnes | 287.09 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 772.83 million tonnes | 53.29 million tonnes | 719.54 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 270.47 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 800.07 million tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 3.12 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 3.74 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 980.16 million tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, France or India?
- France, at 3.88 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between France and India?
- 843.58 million tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 145 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do France and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- France ranks 15th and India ranks 18th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.