France vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

France
15.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
17.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
7th
India rank
6th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • France
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 17.00 billion tonnes against 15.93 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 1.06 billion tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was France ahead.

France ranks 7th and India ranks 6th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and India in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade France India Difference Ahead
1850s 192,358 tonnes 0 tonnes 192,358 tonnes France
1860s 417,163 tonnes 0 tonnes 417,163 tonnes France
1870s 1.70 million tonnes 36,640 tonnes 1.66 million tonnes France
1880s 3.68 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 2.45 million tonnes France
1890s 9.59 million tonnes 7.57 million tonnes 2.02 million tonnes France
1900s 16.23 million tonnes 22.55 million tonnes 6.32 million tonnes India
1910s 19.40 million tonnes 50.42 million tonnes 31.02 million tonnes India
1920s 33.83 million tonnes 84.75 million tonnes 50.92 million tonnes India
1930s 89.19 million tonnes 99.97 million tonnes 10.78 million tonnes India
1940s 182.64 million tonnes 109.82 million tonnes 72.82 million tonnes France
1950s 487.61 million tonnes 167.17 million tonnes 320.44 million tonnes France
1960s 1.47 billion tonnes 378.33 million tonnes 1.09 billion tonnes France
1970s 4.12 billion tonnes 865.26 million tonnes 3.25 billion tonnes France
1980s 7.14 billion tonnes 1.74 billion tonnes 5.40 billion tonnes France
1990s 9.60 billion tonnes 3.37 billion tonnes 6.23 billion tonnes France
2000s 12.02 billion tonnes 6.34 billion tonnes 5.69 billion tonnes France
2010s 14.19 billion tonnes 10.89 billion tonnes 3.30 billion tonnes France
2020s 15.59 billion tonnes 15.57 billion tonnes 15.96 million tonnes France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, France or India?
India, at 17.00 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 India?
1.06 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do France and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
France ranks 7th and India ranks 6th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.