Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in France
France: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.3%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
188th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1850
All-time low
-1.6%
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in France, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded -0.3% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in France peaked at 1.5% in 1850 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 1919.
France ranks 188th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.5% | — |
| 1851 | 1.3% | -16.6% |
| 1852 | 1.1% | -12.3% |
| 1853 | 1.0% | -11.2% |
| 1854 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 1855 | 0.8% | -12.5% |
| 1856 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 1857 | 0.6% | -13.7% |
| 1858 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 1859 | 0.4% | -19.7% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1861 | 0.4% | -13.6% |
| 1862 | 0.3% | -14.5% |
| 1863 | 0.2% | -24.8% |
| 1864 | 0.2% | -23.0% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -26.9% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -66.7% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +102.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -64.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -74.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +239.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +14.4% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +54.9% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | +47.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -12.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -12.9% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -45.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 1881 | -0.0% | -144.8% |
| 1882 | -0.0% | +269.6% |
| 1883 | -0.1% | +83.8% |
| 1884 | -0.1% | +32.7% |
| 1885 | -0.1% | +21.0% |
| 1886 | -0.2% | +41.0% |
| 1887 | -0.1% | -26.5% |
| 1888 | -0.1% | +24.1% |
| 1889 | -0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1890 | -0.2% | +18.6% |
| 1891 | -0.2% | +16.7% |
| 1892 | -0.2% | +16.1% |
| 1893 | -0.3% | +16.8% |
| 1894 | -0.3% | +4.5% |
| 1895 | -0.3% | +9.8% |
| 1896 | -0.4% | +10.8% |
| 1897 | -0.4% | +7.6% |
| 1898 | -0.4% | +6.5% |
| 1899 | -0.4% | +7.5% |
| 1900 | -0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1901 | -0.5% | +3.7% |
| 1902 | -0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1903 | -0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1904 | -0.5% | +2.2% |
| 1905 | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1906 | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| 1907 | -0.5% | +3.7% |
| 1908 | -0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1909 | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1910 | -0.7% | +30.0% |
| 1911 | -0.8% | +15.3% |
| 1912 | -0.9% | +16.1% |
| 1913 | -1.0% | +13.0% |
| 1914 | -1.1% | +10.2% |
| 1915 | -1.2% | +10.4% |
| 1916 | -1.3% | +7.3% |
| 1917 | -1.5% | +10.0% |
| 1918 | -1.5% | +5.0% |
| 1919 | -1.6% | +7.4% |
| 1920 | -1.4% | -14.2% |
| 1921 | -1.3% | -10.2% |
| 1922 | -1.2% | -5.8% |
| 1923 | -1.1% | -5.8% |
| 1924 | -1.1% | -2.5% |
| 1925 | -1.0% | -7.1% |
| 1926 | -1.0% | -6.3% |
| 1927 | -0.9% | -3.4% |
| 1928 | -0.9% | -6.2% |
| 1929 | -0.8% | -5.7% |
| 1930 | -0.9% | +5.0% |
| 1931 | -0.9% | +2.3% |
| 1932 | -0.9% | +0.6% |
| 1933 | -0.9% | +2.2% |
| 1934 | -0.9% | +0.7% |
| 1935 | -0.9% | +3.2% |
| 1936 | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| 1937 | -0.9% | +2.1% |
| 1938 | -0.9% | -0.2% |
| 1939 | -1.0% | +3.1% |
| 1940 | -0.9% | -3.4% |
| 1941 | -0.9% | -4.3% |
| 1942 | -0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1943 | -0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1944 | -0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1946 | -0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1947 | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| 1948 | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 1949 | -0.8% | -2.1% |
| 1950 | -0.7% | -18.2% |
| 1951 | -0.6% | -16.3% |
| 1952 | -0.5% | -16.6% |
| 1953 | -0.4% | -18.7% |
| 1954 | -0.3% | -23.6% |
| 1955 | -0.2% | -21.7% |
| 1956 | -0.2% | -24.7% |
| 1957 | -0.1% | -44.2% |
| 1958 | -0.0% | -64.4% |
| 1959 | -0.3% | +815.6% |
| 1960 | -0.4% | +25.3% |
| 1961 | -0.4% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | -0.5% | +12.4% |
| 1963 | -0.6% | +23.7% |
| 1964 | -0.6% | +11.0% |
| 1965 | -0.7% | +14.6% |
| 1966 | -0.8% | +11.0% |
| 1967 | -0.9% | +8.7% |
| 1968 | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| 1969 | -0.9% | +7.1% |
| 1970 | -0.8% | -9.3% |
| 1971 | -0.9% | +15.5% |
| 1972 | -0.8% | -10.5% |
| 1973 | -0.7% | -13.4% |
| 1974 | -0.7% | -5.9% |
| 1975 | -0.8% | +16.7% |
| 1976 | -0.7% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | -0.6% | -23.7% |
| 1978 | -0.6% | +10.0% |
| 1979 | -0.7% | +12.0% |
| 1980 | -0.6% | -10.7% |
| 1981 | -0.6% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | -0.6% | +8.9% |
| 1983 | -0.5% | -18.9% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | -15.2% |
| 1985 | -0.4% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | -0.3% | -20.0% |
| 1987 | -0.5% | +56.1% |
| 1988 | -0.4% | -26.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2% | -32.1% |
| 1990 | -0.1% | -45.6% |
| 1991 | -0.1% | -46.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -168.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -153.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | +50.0% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | +100.6% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | +16.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | -0.2% | +49.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2% | +17.8% |
| 2001 | -0.3% | +43.5% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | -0.3% | +30.6% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | -0.3% | +26.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | -21.8% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -54.3% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | +116.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -270.2% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | -178.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -183.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -119.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | +302.1% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | +15.7% |
| 2023 | -0.2% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | +11.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's -0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 32.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | -815.6% | -0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | -302.1% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | +270.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1882 | -269.6% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1870 | +239.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2019 | +183.3% | -0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.2% | -1.6% | -0.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.1% | -1.4% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.9% | -0.9% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3% | -0.7% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6% | -0.9% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7% | -0.9% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4% | -0.6% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in France?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in France was -0.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 1919.
- How does France rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- France ranks 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.