France vs India: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
France
2.5%
in 2024
India
2.7%
in 2024
France rank
7th
India rank
6th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- France
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in France, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was France ahead.
France ranks 7th and India ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 88.3% | 0.0% | 88.3% | France |
| 1860s | 16.9% | 0.0% | 16.9% | France |
| 1870s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.2% | France |
| 1880s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | France |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | France |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | India |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.1% | India |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | India |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | India |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | France |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | France |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | France |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 0.6% | 2.4% | France |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.8% | 2.5% | France |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.1% | 2.0% | France |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | France |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.6% | France |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, France or India?
- India, at 2.7% against 2.5% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between France and India?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do France and India rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- France ranks 7th and India ranks 6th 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.