France vs Venezuela: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
France
4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
80th
Venezuela rank
77th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- France
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 80th and Venezuela ranks 77th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 11.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 8.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, France or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between France and Venezuela?
- 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Venezuela rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- France ranks 80th and Venezuela ranks 77th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.