Co2 land use per capita in France
France: Co2 land use per capita was -0.1838 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1838
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
157th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 1850
All-time low
-1.87
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in France, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in France stood at -0.1838.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in France peaked at 1.12 in 1850 and was at its lowest, -1.87, in 1919.
That places France 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.12 | — |
| 1851 | 0.9698 | -13.6% |
| 1852 | 0.8771 | -9.6% |
| 1853 | 0.7819 | -10.8% |
| 1854 | 0.7216 | -7.7% |
| 1855 | 0.6408 | -11.2% |
| 1856 | 0.5624 | -12.2% |
| 1857 | 0.4916 | -12.6% |
| 1858 | 0.4369 | -11.1% |
| 1859 | 0.355 | -18.7% |
| 1860 | 0.3315 | -6.6% |
| 1861 | 0.2731 | -17.6% |
| 1862 | 0.2265 | -17.0% |
| 1863 | 0.168 | -25.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1301 | -22.5% |
| 1865 | 0.0921 | -29.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0307 | -66.6% |
| 1867 | 0.0608 | +98.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0216 | -64.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0056 | -74.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0214 | +285.5% |
| 1871 | 0.0252 | +17.6% |
| 1872 | 0.041 | +62.9% |
| 1873 | 0.0378 | -7.8% |
| 1874 | 0.0575 | +52.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0578 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0513 | -11.1% |
| 1877 | 0.0458 | -10.7% |
| 1878 | 0.045 | -1.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0248 | -44.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0219 | -11.8% |
| 1881 | -0.0097 | -144.5% |
| 1882 | -0.0367 | +277.1% |
| 1883 | -0.0685 | +86.4% |
| 1884 | -0.0908 | +32.6% |
| 1885 | -0.1098 | +20.9% |
| 1886 | -0.1542 | +40.5% |
| 1887 | -0.1149 | -25.5% |
| 1888 | -0.142 | +23.6% |
| 1889 | -0.1478 | +4.1% |
| 1890 | -0.1879 | +27.1% |
| 1891 | -0.2238 | +19.1% |
| 1892 | -0.2578 | +15.2% |
| 1893 | -0.3034 | +17.7% |
| 1894 | -0.3231 | +6.5% |
| 1895 | -0.3534 | +9.4% |
| 1896 | -0.3925 | +11.1% |
| 1897 | -0.4285 | +9.2% |
| 1898 | -0.4575 | +6.8% |
| 1899 | -0.4954 | +8.3% |
| 1900 | -0.4901 | -1.1% |
| 1901 | -0.522 | +6.5% |
| 1902 | -0.5206 | -0.3% |
| 1903 | -0.5339 | +2.6% |
| 1904 | -0.5577 | +4.5% |
| 1905 | -0.563 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | -0.5779 | +2.6% |
| 1907 | -0.5988 | +3.6% |
| 1908 | -0.6223 | +3.9% |
| 1909 | -0.6385 | +2.6% |
| 1910 | -0.7979 | +25.0% |
| 1911 | -0.9163 | +14.8% |
| 1912 | -1.05 | +14.2% |
| 1913 | -1.18 | +12.5% |
| 1914 | -1.31 | +11.0% |
| 1915 | -1.43 | +9.3% |
| 1916 | -1.54 | +7.6% |
| 1917 | -1.67 | +8.6% |
| 1918 | -1.75 | +4.6% |
| 1919 | -1.87 | +7.0% |
| 1920 | -1.75 | -6.5% |
| 1921 | -1.64 | -6.4% |
| 1922 | -1.56 | -4.8% |
| 1923 | -1.49 | -4.4% |
| 1924 | -1.43 | -4.2% |
| 1925 | -1.35 | -5.3% |
| 1926 | -1.26 | -6.6% |
| 1927 | -1.21 | -3.9% |
| 1928 | -1.14 | -5.8% |
| 1929 | -1.08 | -5.2% |
| 1930 | -1.14 | +5.8% |
| 1931 | -1.19 | +3.8% |
| 1932 | -1.2 | +1.3% |
| 1933 | -1.22 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | -1.24 | +1.8% |
| 1935 | -1.27 | +2.2% |
| 1936 | -1.29 | +1.7% |
| 1937 | -1.32 | +1.9% |
| 1938 | -1.33 | +0.6% |
| 1939 | -1.36 | +2.6% |
| 1940 | -1.34 | -1.6% |
| 1941 | -1.31 | -2.0% |
| 1942 | -1.29 | -1.7% |
| 1943 | -1.25 | -2.7% |
| 1944 | -1.24 | -1.5% |
| 1945 | -1.22 | -1.4% |
| 1946 | -1.21 | -0.9% |
| 1947 | -1.18 | -1.9% |
| 1948 | -1.17 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | -1.13 | -3.3% |
| 1950 | -1.08 | -4.9% |
| 1951 | -0.9625 | -10.5% |
| 1952 | -0.8 | -16.9% |
| 1953 | -0.6552 | -18.1% |
| 1954 | -0.5237 | -20.1% |
| 1955 | -0.4155 | -20.7% |
| 1956 | -0.3122 | -24.9% |
| 1957 | -0.1773 | -43.2% |
| 1958 | -0.062 | -65.0% |
| 1959 | -0.595 | +859.3% |
| 1960 | -0.646 | +8.6% |
| 1961 | -0.6541 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | -0.681 | +4.1% |
| 1963 | -0.8126 | +19.3% |
| 1964 | -0.8547 | +5.2% |
| 1965 | -0.9305 | +8.9% |
| 1966 | -0.9488 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | -1.08 | +14.0% |
| 1968 | -1.01 | -6.5% |
| 1969 | -1.18 | +16.5% |
| 1970 | -1.02 | -13.4% |
| 1971 | -1.07 | +5.1% |
| 1972 | -0.9976 | -6.9% |
| 1973 | -0.8321 | -16.6% |
| 1974 | -0.7854 | -5.6% |
| 1975 | -0.8852 | +12.7% |
| 1976 | -0.8321 | -6.0% |
| 1977 | -0.6903 | -17.0% |
| 1978 | -0.7495 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | -0.7454 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | -0.6789 | -8.9% |
| 1981 | -0.6132 | -9.7% |
| 1982 | -0.6293 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | -0.5359 | -14.8% |
| 1984 | -0.4972 | -7.2% |
| 1985 | -0.4687 | -5.7% |
| 1986 | -0.3817 | -18.6% |
| 1987 | -0.5548 | +45.3% |
| 1988 | -0.3852 | -30.6% |
| 1989 | -0.2526 | -34.4% |
| 1990 | -0.1333 | -47.2% |
| 1991 | -0.0691 | -48.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0494 | -171.6% |
| 1993 | -0.0251 | -150.7% |
| 1994 | -0.0436 | +73.9% |
| 1995 | -0.0821 | +88.2% |
| 1996 | -0.0909 | +10.8% |
| 1997 | -0.1293 | +42.2% |
| 1998 | -0.1298 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | -0.1864 | +43.6% |
| 2000 | -0.2043 | +9.6% |
| 2001 | -0.2587 | +26.6% |
| 2002 | -0.2805 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | -0.2584 | -7.9% |
| 2004 | -0.2949 | +14.1% |
| 2005 | -0.288 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | -0.2656 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | -0.3095 | +16.5% |
| 2008 | -0.343 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3391 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | -0.3454 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | -0.3223 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2623 | -18.6% |
| 2013 | -0.2161 | -17.6% |
| 2014 | -0.2082 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | -0.0963 | -53.7% |
| 2016 | -0.1715 | +78.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2873 | -267.5% |
| 2018 | -0.2071 | -172.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1722 | -183.2% |
| 2020 | -0.0311 | -118.1% |
| 2021 | -0.1287 | +313.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1526 | +18.5% |
| 2023 | -0.1704 | +11.7% |
| 2024 | -0.1838 | +7.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's -0.1838 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 | -859.3% | -0.062 | -0.595 |
| 2021 | -313.5% | -0.0311 | -0.1287 |
| 1870 | +285.5% | 0.0056 | 0.0214 |
| 1882 | -277.1% | -0.0097 | -0.0367 |
| 2017 | +267.5% | -0.1715 | 0.2873 |
| 2019 | +183.2% | -0.2071 | 0.1722 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.696 | 0.355 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.134 | 0.0056 | 0.3315 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0408 | 0.0214 | 0.0578 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0852 | -0.1542 | 0.0219 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.3423 | -0.4954 | -0.1879 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.5625 | -0.6385 | -0.4901 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.35 | -1.87 | -0.7979 | 10 |
| 1920s | -1.39 | -1.75 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 1930s | -1.26 | -1.36 | -1.14 | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.23 | -1.34 | -1.13 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5579 | -1.08 | -0.062 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8797 | -1.18 | -0.646 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.861 | -1.07 | -0.6903 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4998 | -0.6789 | -0.2526 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.084 | -0.1864 | 0.0494 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2842 | -0.343 | -0.2043 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.137 | -0.3454 | 0.2873 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1333 | -0.1838 | -0.0311 | 5 |
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More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in France?
- Co2 land use per capita in France was -0.1838 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 1850.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.87 in 1919.
- How does France rank for co2 land use per capita?
- France ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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