France vs Germany: Per capita methane emissions by sector

France

25.29 kilograms per person

in 2023

Germany

27.79 kilograms per person

in 2023

France rank

101st

Germany rank

98th

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

Germany currently reports 27.79 kilograms per person against 25.29 kilograms per person in France, a difference of 2.51 kilograms per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 101st and Germany ranks 98th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.