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