Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in France
France: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 3.79 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in France, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in France is 3.79 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in France peaked at 3.79 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.25 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places France 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.25 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.69 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.02 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.80 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.22 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.19 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.60 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.33 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.79 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 6 Germany 5.25 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 7 Indonesia 4.31 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 8 Brazil 4.26 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 10 United Kingdom 3.75 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 11 Turkey 3.20 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 12 Italy 3.16 trillion international-$ in 2021 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 co₂ emissions and gdp in France?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in France was 3.79 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does France rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- France ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.