France vs Netherlands: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
France
0.1%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.1%
in 2024
France rank
32nd
Netherlands rank
33rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 179 shared years of data; in 1846 it was France ahead.
France ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 10.7% | 2.0% | 8.7% | France |
| 1850s | 11.5% | 1.7% | 9.8% | France |
| 1860s | 11.5% | 1.1% | 10.5% | France |
| 1870s | 9.5% | 0.9% | 8.6% | France |
| 1880s | 8.3% | 0.9% | 7.4% | France |
| 1890s | 7.2% | 0.8% | 6.4% | France |
| 1900s | 5.8% | 0.7% | 5.1% | France |
| 1910s | 4.3% | 0.7% | 3.6% | France |
| 1920s | 6.0% | 0.9% | 5.1% | France |
| 1930s | 6.4% | 1.2% | 5.1% | France |
| 1940s | 3.8% | 0.9% | 2.9% | France |
| 1950s | 4.2% | 1.0% | 3.2% | France |
| 1960s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 3.0% | France |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.9% | France |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | France |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | France |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | France |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | France |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between France and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 179 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- France ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.