France vs India: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
France
1.4%
in 2024
India
1.1%
in 2024
France rank
15th
India rank
18th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- France
- India
How they compare
France currently reports 1.4% against 1.1% in India, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 132 shared years of data; in 1882 it was India ahead.
France ranks 15th and India ranks 18th of 146 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | 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% | 0.0% | 0.0% | France |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | France |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | France |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | France |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% | France |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | France |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | France |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, France or India?
- France, at 1.4% against 1.1% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between France and India?
- 0.3%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do France and India rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- France ranks 15th and India ranks 18th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.