Australia vs France: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Australia
1.2%
in 2024
France
2.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
France rank
10th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 2.3% against 1.2% in Australia, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes France's figure about 1.8 times Australia's.
Across all 215 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and France ranks 10th of 179 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | France |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | France |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | France |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 6.2% | 6.2% | France |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 7.9% | 7.8% | France |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 9.3% | 9.2% | France |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 9.7% | 9.5% | France |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 9.4% | 9.2% | France |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 8.8% | 8.4% | France |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 7.9% | 7.6% | France |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 7.0% | 6.5% | France |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 6.4% | 5.8% | France |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 6.4% | 5.8% | France |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 6.0% | 5.4% | France |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 5.7% | 5.0% | France |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 5.4% | 4.6% | France |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 4.9% | 4.0% | France |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 4.4% | 3.4% | France |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 3.7% | 2.6% | France |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | France |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 2.7% | 1.4% | France |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or France?
- France, at 2.3% against 1.2% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and France?
- 1.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 215 years are reported by both, from 1810 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 12th and France ranks 10th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.