France vs Germany: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
France
2.5%
in 2024
Germany
3.2%
in 2024
France rank
7th
Germany rank
5th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.2% against 2.5% in France, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1855 it was France ahead.
France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 94.2% | 0.0% | 94.2% | France |
| 1860s | 13.5% | 1.5% | 12.0% | France |
| 1870s | 3.2% | 7.7% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 1880s | 2.0% | 7.0% | 5.0% | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 6.4% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 5.1% | 3.8% | Germany |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 3.4% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | France |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | France |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | France |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.7% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.5% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 3.3% | 0.7% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 3.2% against 2.5% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between France and Germany?
- 0.7%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- France ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th 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.