Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in France
France: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -12.23 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-12.23 million tonnes
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
188th
of 197 countries
All-time high
40.76 million tonnes
in 1850
All-time low
-72.04 million tonnes
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
France recorded -12.23 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in France peaked at 40.76 million tonnes in 1850 and was at its lowest, -72.04 million tonnes, in 1919.
That places France 188th out of 197 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in France, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 40.76 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 35.32 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1852 | 32.03 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1853 | 28.62 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1854 | 26.47 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1855 | 23.56 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1856 | 20.73 million tonnes | -12.0% |
| 1857 | 18.16 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1858 | 16.18 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1859 | 13.17 million tonnes | -18.6% |
| 1860 | 12.33 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 1861 | 10.19 million tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1862 | 8.47 million tonnes | -16.8% |
| 1863 | 6.30 million tonnes | -25.6% |
| 1864 | 4.89 million tonnes | -22.3% |
| 1865 | 3.47 million tonnes | -29.1% |
| 1866 | 1.16 million tonnes | -66.6% |
| 1867 | 2.31 million tonnes | +98.6% |
| 1868 | 821,286 tonnes | -64.4% |
| 1869 | 211,779 tonnes | -74.2% |
| 1870 | 818,208 tonnes | +286.3% |
| 1871 | 963,779 tonnes | +17.8% |
| 1872 | 1.57 million tonnes | +63.2% |
| 1873 | 1.45 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1874 | 2.21 million tonnes | +52.2% |
| 1875 | 2.22 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 1.98 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1877 | 1.77 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1878 | 1.74 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1879 | 959,052 tonnes | -44.9% |
| 1880 | 847,117 tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1881 | -377,795 tonnes | -144.6% |
| 1882 | -1.43 million tonnes | +277.9% |
| 1883 | -2.67 million tonnes | +86.8% |
| 1884 | -3.54 million tonnes | +32.9% |
| 1885 | -4.29 million tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1886 | -6.05 million tonnes | +40.8% |
| 1887 | -4.52 million tonnes | -25.3% |
| 1888 | -5.59 million tonnes | +23.8% |
| 1889 | -5.83 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1890 | -7.43 million tonnes | +27.3% |
| 1891 | -8.86 million tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1892 | -10.22 million tonnes | +15.4% |
| 1893 | -12.04 million tonnes | +17.8% |
| 1894 | -12.84 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1895 | -14.06 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1896 | -15.63 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1897 | -17.09 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1898 | -18.27 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1899 | -19.80 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1900 | -19.61 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1901 | -20.92 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1902 | -20.88 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1903 | -21.44 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1904 | -22.43 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1905 | -22.67 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1906 | -23.30 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1907 | -24.17 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1908 | -25.15 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1909 | -25.80 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1910 | -32.19 million tonnes | +24.8% |
| 1911 | -36.86 million tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1912 | -41.89 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1913 | -46.86 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1914 | -51.72 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1915 | -56.20 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1916 | -60.14 million tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1917 | -64.94 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1918 | -67.54 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1919 | -72.04 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1920 | -67.31 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1921 | -63.12 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1922 | -60.32 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1923 | -58.05 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1924 | -56.00 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1925 | -53.40 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1926 | -50.20 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1927 | -48.54 million tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1928 | -46.00 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1929 | -43.82 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1930 | -46.49 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1931 | -48.33 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1932 | -48.98 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1933 | -49.67 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1934 | -50.51 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1935 | -51.52 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1936 | -52.31 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1937 | -53.23 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1938 | -53.48 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1939 | -54.83 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1940 | -53.98 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1941 | -53.00 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1942 | -52.25 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1943 | -51.02 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1944 | -50.44 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1945 | -49.93 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1946 | -49.66 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1947 | -48.88 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1948 | -48.36 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1949 | -47.00 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1950 | -45.03 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1951 | -40.75 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1952 | -34.22 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1953 | -28.32 million tonnes | -17.2% |
| 1954 | -22.87 million tonnes | -19.2% |
| 1955 | -18.34 million tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1956 | -13.92 million tonnes | -24.1% |
| 1957 | -7.98 million tonnes | -42.7% |
| 1958 | -2.82 million tonnes | -64.7% |
| 1959 | -27.35 million tonnes | +869.2% |
| 1960 | -29.99 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1961 | -30.67 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1962 | -32.25 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1963 | -38.85 million tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1964 | -41.30 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1965 | -45.39 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1966 | -46.67 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1967 | -53.60 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1968 | -50.47 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1969 | -59.30 million tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1970 | -51.85 million tonnes | -12.6% |
| 1971 | -54.98 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1972 | -51.62 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1973 | -43.40 million tonnes | -15.9% |
| 1974 | -41.24 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1975 | -46.69 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1976 | -44.07 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1977 | -36.72 million tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1978 | -40.05 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1979 | -40.00 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1980 | -36.62 million tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1981 | -33.27 million tonnes | -9.2% |
| 1982 | -34.35 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1983 | -29.41 million tonnes | -14.4% |
| 1984 | -27.44 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1985 | -26.00 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1986 | -21.28 million tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1987 | -31.10 million tonnes | +46.1% |
| 1988 | -21.71 million tonnes | -30.2% |
| 1989 | -14.32 million tonnes | -34.0% |
| 1990 | -7.59 million tonnes | -47.0% |
| 1991 | -3.96 million tonnes | -47.9% |
| 1992 | 2.85 million tonnes | -171.9% |
| 1993 | -1.45 million tonnes | -150.9% |
| 1994 | -2.53 million tonnes | +74.5% |
| 1995 | -4.78 million tonnes | +88.9% |
| 1996 | -5.31 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1997 | -7.57 million tonnes | +42.7% |
| 1998 | -7.63 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1999 | -11.01 million tonnes | +44.3% |
| 2000 | -12.15 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 2001 | -15.50 million tonnes | +27.5% |
| 2002 | -16.92 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2003 | -15.70 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2004 | -18.04 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 2005 | -17.75 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2006 | -16.48 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2007 | -19.32 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 2008 | -21.54 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2009 | -21.40 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2010 | -21.91 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2011 | -20.54 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 2012 | -16.80 million tonnes | -18.2% |
| 2013 | -13.91 million tonnes | -17.2% |
| 2014 | -13.47 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2015 | -6.25 million tonnes | -53.6% |
| 2016 | -11.16 million tonnes | +78.5% |
| 2017 | 18.75 million tonnes | -268.0% |
| 2018 | -13.57 million tonnes | -172.4% |
| 2019 | 11.32 million tonnes | -183.4% |
| 2020 | -2.05 million tonnes | -118.1% |
| 2021 | -8.51 million tonnes | +314.6% |
| 2022 | -10.11 million tonnes | +18.9% |
| 2023 | -11.32 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 2024 | -12.23 million tonnes | +8.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's -12.23 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -377,832 tonnes, 32.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 | -869.2% | -2.82 million tonnes | -27.35 million tonnes |
| 2021 | -314.6% | -2.05 million tonnes | -8.51 million tonnes |
| 1870 | +286.3% | 211,779 tonnes | 818,208 tonnes |
| 1882 | -277.9% | -377,795 tonnes | -1.43 million tonnes |
| 2017 | +268.0% | -11.16 million tonnes | 18.75 million tonnes |
| 2019 | +183.4% | -13.57 million tonnes | 11.32 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 25.50 million tonnes | 13.17 million tonnes | 40.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 5.02 million tonnes | 211,779 tonnes | 12.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.57 million tonnes | 818,208 tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | -3.35 million tonnes | -6.05 million tonnes | 847,117 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | -13.62 million tonnes | -19.80 million tonnes | -7.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | -22.64 million tonnes | -25.80 million tonnes | -19.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -53.04 million tonnes | -72.04 million tonnes | -32.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | -54.68 million tonnes | -67.31 million tonnes | -43.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | -50.93 million tonnes | -54.83 million tonnes | -46.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | -50.45 million tonnes | -53.98 million tonnes | -47.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | -24.16 million tonnes | -45.03 million tonnes | -2.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | -42.85 million tonnes | -59.30 million tonnes | -29.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -45.06 million tonnes | -54.98 million tonnes | -36.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -27.55 million tonnes | -36.62 million tonnes | -14.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.90 million tonnes | -11.01 million tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -17.48 million tonnes | -21.54 million tonnes | -12.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.75 million tonnes | -21.91 million tonnes | 18.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.84 million tonnes | -12.23 million tonnes | -2.05 million tonnes | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in France?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in France was -12.23 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 40.76 million tonnes in 1850.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -72.04 million tonnes in 1919.
- How does France rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- France ranks 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.