France vs Montenegro: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
France
4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Montenegro
4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
81st
Montenegro rank
82nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- France
- Montenegro
How they compare
France currently reports 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Montenegro, a difference of 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 81st and Montenegro ranks 82nd of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1930s | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1940s | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 11.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 8.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, France or Montenegro?
- France, at 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Montenegro as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between France and Montenegro?
- 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Montenegro?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Montenegro rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- France ranks 81st and Montenegro ranks 82nd of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.