France vs Netherlands: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
France
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands
4.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
15th
Netherlands rank
13th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 4.17 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 295.11 million tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th of 146 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 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 | 3,297 tonnes | 623,613 tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 6.22 million tonnes | 660,241 tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 67.03 million tonnes | 18.02 million tonnes | 49.01 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 297.85 million tonnes | 385.49 million tonnes | 87.65 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 772.83 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 344.39 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 491.67 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 505.55 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.12 billion tonnes | 3.53 billion tonnes | 418.23 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 3.74 billion tonnes | 4.06 billion tonnes | 321.74 million tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 4.17 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between France and Netherlands?
- 295.11 million tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- France ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 13th 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.