Australia vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Australia
34.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
France
35.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
14th
France rank
13th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Australia
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 35.81 billion tonnes against 34.01 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 1.80 billion tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 14th and France ranks 13th of 194 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia France Difference Ahead
1850s 56.99 million tonnes 305.73 million tonnes 248.74 million tonnes France
1860s 200.10 million tonnes 830.32 million tonnes 630.22 million tonnes France
1870s 442.42 million tonnes 1.41 billion tonnes 968.72 million tonnes France
1880s 762.45 million tonnes 2.14 billion tonnes 1.38 billion tonnes France
1890s 1.18 billion tonnes 2.99 billion tonnes 1.82 billion tonnes France
1900s 1.76 billion tonnes 4.00 billion tonnes 2.24 billion tonnes France
1910s 2.39 billion tonnes 5.04 billion tonnes 2.65 billion tonnes France
1920s 3.57 billion tonnes 5.96 billion tonnes 2.39 billion tonnes France
1930s 5.05 billion tonnes 7.56 billion tonnes 2.51 billion tonnes France
1940s 5.98 billion tonnes 8.67 billion tonnes 2.69 billion tonnes France
1950s 7.51 billion tonnes 10.30 billion tonnes 2.78 billion tonnes France
1960s 10.32 billion tonnes 13.06 billion tonnes 2.74 billion tonnes France
1970s 12.94 billion tonnes 17.15 billion tonnes 4.21 billion tonnes France
1980s 15.84 billion tonnes 21.58 billion tonnes 5.74 billion tonnes France
1990s 18.90 billion tonnes 25.46 billion tonnes 6.56 billion tonnes France
2000s 23.80 billion tonnes 29.40 billion tonnes 5.60 billion tonnes France
2010s 29.59 billion tonnes 32.95 billion tonnes 3.36 billion tonnes France
2020s 33.15 billion tonnes 35.28 billion tonnes 2.13 billion tonnes France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Australia or France?
France, at 35.81 billion tonnes against 34.01 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Australia and France?
1.80 billion tonnes, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Australia and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Australia ranks 14th and France ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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 including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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