Azerbaijan vs France: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Azerbaijan
3.85 tonnes per person
in 2024
France
3.97 tonnes per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
88th
France rank
87th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Azerbaijan
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.97 tonnes per person against 3.85 tonnes per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was France ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 88th and France ranks 87th of 213 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.1978 tonnes per person | 0.1975 tonnes per person | France |
| 1850s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.8292 tonnes per person | 0.8253 tonnes per person | France |
| 1860s | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | France |
| 1870s | 0.0654 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | France |
| 1880s | 0.1502 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.96 tonnes per person | France |
| 1890s | 0.3072 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | France |
| 1900s | 0.5372 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | France |
| 1910s | 0.5534 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | 2.77 tonnes per person | France |
| 1920s | 0.3475 tonnes per person | 4.89 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | France |
| 1930s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 5.07 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | France |
| 1940s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | France |
| 1950s | 3.8 tonnes per person | 5.49 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | France |
| 1960s | 5.32 tonnes per person | 7.59 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | France |
| 1970s | 6.82 tonnes per person | 9.8 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | France |
| 1980s | 7.29 tonnes per person | 7.68 tonnes per person | 0.3869 tonnes per person | France |
| 1990s | 5.31 tonnes per person | 6.9 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | France |
| 2000s | 3.62 tonnes per person | 6.58 tonnes per person | 2.96 tonnes per person | France |
| 2010s | 3.46 tonnes per person | 5.3 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | France |
| 2020s | 3.86 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | 0.4234 tonnes per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Azerbaijan or France?
- France, at 3.97 tonnes per person against 3.85 tonnes per person in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Azerbaijan and France?
- 0.12 tonnes per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and France?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and France rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Azerbaijan ranks 88th and France ranks 87th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.