France vs Germany: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
France
15.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Germany
20.58 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
7th
Germany rank
5th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 20.58 billion tonnes against 15.93 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 4.65 billion tonnes.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 217 shared years of data; in 1802 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | 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 | 61,921 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 61,921 tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 507,455 tonnes | 187,230 tonnes | 320,224 tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.24 million tonnes | 3.47 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.68 million tonnes | 12.82 million tonnes | 9.14 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1890s | 9.59 million tonnes | 32.89 million tonnes | 23.31 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1900s | 16.23 million tonnes | 62.34 million tonnes | 46.11 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1910s | 19.40 million tonnes | 90.27 million tonnes | 70.88 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1920s | 33.83 million tonnes | 94.07 million tonnes | 60.24 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1930s | 89.19 million tonnes | 96.93 million tonnes | 7.74 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1940s | 182.64 million tonnes | 118.14 million tonnes | 64.50 million tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 487.61 million tonnes | 253.59 million tonnes | 234.02 million tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 1.47 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | 124.20 million tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 4.12 billion tonnes | 4.65 billion tonnes | 538.74 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 7.14 billion tonnes | 8.49 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 9.60 billion tonnes | 11.96 billion tonnes | 2.37 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 12.02 billion tonnes | 15.29 billion tonnes | 3.27 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 14.19 billion tonnes | 18.14 billion tonnes | 3.95 billion tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 15.59 billion tonnes | 20.10 billion tonnes | 4.52 billion tonnes | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 20.58 billion tonnes against 15.93 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between France and Germany?
- 4.65 billion tonnes, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th 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.