Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in France
France: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in France, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in France stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in France peaked at 2.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2023.
France ranks 17th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 68.72 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 54.18 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 40.05 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in France?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in France was 1.1% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- How does France rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- France ranks 17th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.