Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in France
France: Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP was 39,066 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
39,066 international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
25th
of 165 countries
All-time high
39,085 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2019
All-time low
959.83 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1316
Years of data
747
1276–2022
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in France, 1276–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
In 2022, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in France stood at 39,066 international-$ in 2011 prices.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in France peaked at 39,085 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2019 and was at its lowest, 959.83 international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1316.
That places France 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1270s | 1,355 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,317 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,417 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4 |
| 1280s | 1,315 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,122 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,396 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1290s | 1,226 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,040 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,375 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1300s | 1,386 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,167 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,608 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1310s | 1,318 international-$ in 2011 prices | 959.83 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,548 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1320s | 1,270 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,130 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,411 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1330s | 1,459 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,349 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,611 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1340s | 1,506 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,391 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,749 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1350s | 1,490 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,113 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,087 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1360s | 1,705 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,491 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,007 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1370s | 1,700 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,410 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,093 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1380s | 1,698 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,445 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,899 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1390s | 1,587 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,432 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,721 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1400s | 1,592 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,520 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,691 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1410s | 1,604 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,522 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,740 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1420s | 1,594 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,385 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,684 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1430s | 1,445 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,182 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,618 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1440s | 1,552 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,417 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,706 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1450s | 1,549 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,358 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,845 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1460s | 1,613 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,273 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,778 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1470s | 1,574 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,442 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,724 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1480s | 1,445 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,280 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,574 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1490s | 1,550 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,408 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,693 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1500s | 1,485 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,355 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,670 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1510s | 1,453 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,331 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,590 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1520s | 1,387 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,303 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,526 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1530s | 1,455 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,239 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,647 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1540s | 1,474 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,206 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,617 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1550s | 1,351 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,263 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,432 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1560s | 1,324 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,178 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,528 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1570s | 1,310 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,167 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,463 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1580s | 1,313 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,116 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,445 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1590s | 1,380 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,222 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,532 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1600s | 1,582 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,487 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,739 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1610s | 1,594 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,494 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,704 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1620s | 1,600 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,415 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,777 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1630s | 1,476 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,346 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,675 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1640s | 1,562 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,398 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,714 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1650s | 1,712 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,549 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,904 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1660s | 1,977 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,806 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,167 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1670s | 1,941 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,743 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,181 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1680s | 1,849 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,706 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,954 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1690s | 1,661 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,517 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,829 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1700s | 1,784 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,301 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,999 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1710s | 1,841 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,504 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,362 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1720s | 1,848 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,719 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,056 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1730s | 1,893 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,766 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,006 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1740s | 1,810 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,641 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,045 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1750s | 1,840 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,727 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,972 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1760s | 1,854 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,691 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,020 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1770s | 1,750 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,578 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,906 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1780s | 1,913 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,698 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,016 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1790s | 1,667 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,594 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,766 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1800s | 1,817 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,580 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,022 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1810s | 1,720 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,433 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,990 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1820s | 1,915 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,809 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,986 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1830s | 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,898 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,211 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1840s | 2,394 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,260 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,607 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1850s | 2,679 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,499 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,029 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1860s | 3,060 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,820 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,198 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1870s | 3,244 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,990 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,537 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1880s | 3,575 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,379 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,701 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1890s | 4,149 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,787 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,640 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1900s | 4,666 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,423 international-$ in 2011 prices | 5,048 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1910s | 4,996 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,819 international-$ in 2011 prices | 5,601 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1920s | 6,305 international-$ in 2011 prices | 4,901 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,508 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1930s | 6,891 international-$ in 2011 prices | 6,311 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,640 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1940s | 5,662 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,861 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,884 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1950s | 9,732 international-$ in 2011 prices | 8,266 international-$ in 2011 prices | 11,124 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 14,367 international-$ in 2011 prices | 11,792 international-$ in 2011 prices | 17,352 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 20,828 international-$ in 2011 prices | 18,187 international-$ in 2011 prices | 23,326 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,022 international-$ in 2011 prices | 23,537 international-$ in 2011 prices | 27,576 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,539 international-$ in 2011 prices | 28,129 international-$ in 2011 prices | 32,285 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,167 international-$ in 2011 prices | 33,410 international-$ in 2011 prices | 36,846 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,297 international-$ in 2011 prices | 36,087 international-$ in 2011 prices | 39,085 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,741 international-$ in 2011 prices | 35,914 international-$ in 2011 prices | 39,066 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 22 Belgium 41,872 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 23 South Korea 41,321 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 24 Finland 40,702 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 26 Bahrain 38,652 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 27 United Kingdom 38,406 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 28 Japan 38,269 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
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 change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in France?
- Change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in France was 39,066 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 39,085 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2019.
- What is the lowest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 959.83 international-$ in 2011 prices in 1316.
- How does France rank for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp?
- France ranks 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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