Canada vs France: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Canada
2.5%
in 2024
France
2.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
France rank
7th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1855 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and France in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 94.2% | 94.2% | France |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 13.5% | 12.0% | France |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.5% | France |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | France |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 1.9% | 0.9% | France |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | France |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | France |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.4% | France |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | France |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | France |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | France |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Canada or France?
- France, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Canada and France?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Canada ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.