France vs Uzbekistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
France
4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uzbekistan
4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
81st
Uzbekistan rank
79th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- France
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 81st and Uzbekistan ranks 79th of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1930s | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1940s | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 11.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 8.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4406 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 4.6 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between France and Uzbekistan?
- 0.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Uzbekistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- France ranks 81st and Uzbekistan ranks 79th 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.