Canada vs France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Canada
15.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
France
15.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
France rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 15.93 billion tonnes against 15.65 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 280.70 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1802 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and France in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 61,921 tonnes | 61,921 tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 151,444 tonnes | 507,455 tonnes | 356,010 tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 163,250 tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 2.45 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 5.11 million tonnes | 9.59 million tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 8.42 million tonnes | 16.23 million tonnes | 7.81 million tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 20.94 million tonnes | 19.40 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 65.59 million tonnes | 33.83 million tonnes | 31.76 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 174.37 million tonnes | 89.19 million tonnes | 85.18 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 384.84 million tonnes | 182.64 million tonnes | 202.21 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 922.75 million tonnes | 487.61 million tonnes | 435.15 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.09 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 623.91 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 4.09 billion tonnes | 4.12 billion tonnes | 24.66 million tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 6.32 billion tonnes | 7.14 billion tonnes | 822.88 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 8.38 billion tonnes | 9.60 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 10.76 billion tonnes | 12.02 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 13.32 billion tonnes | 14.19 billion tonnes | 873.50 million tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 15.17 billion tonnes | 15.59 billion tonnes | 417.54 million tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Canada or France?
- France, at 15.93 billion tonnes against 15.65 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Canada and France?
- 280.70 million tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Canada ranks 8th and France 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.