France vs Netherlands: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
France
0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
52nd
Netherlands rank
49th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 0.9793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.6705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.5079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between France and Netherlands?
- 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- France ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 49th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.