Australia vs France: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
France
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
France rank
27th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1882 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and France ranks 27th of 146 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and France in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | France |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | France |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 1.6% | 1.2% | France |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 0.9% | France |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | France |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | France |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | France |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Australia and France?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Australia ranks 24th and France ranks 27th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.