France vs United Kingdom: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
France
0.1%
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.1%
in 2024
France rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
34th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 217 shared years of data; in 1802 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 179 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 6.2% | 81.4% | 75.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1810s | 5.2% | 88.2% | 83.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 7.0% | 81.9% | 74.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 9.3% | 73.5% | 64.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 10.9% | 64.4% | 53.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 11.5% | 53.0% | 41.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 11.5% | 47.0% | 35.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 9.5% | 40.2% | 30.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 8.3% | 32.2% | 23.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 7.2% | 25.3% | 18.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 5.8% | 19.2% | 13.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 4.3% | 15.6% | 11.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 6.0% | 13.3% | 7.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 6.4% | 14.0% | 7.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 3.8% | 12.4% | 8.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 4.2% | 10.9% | 6.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 3.7% | 7.9% | 4.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 4.8% | 2.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 3.1% | 1.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- France, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- France ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 34th 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.