Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in France
France: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 6.13 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in France, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in France stood at 6.13 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in France peaked at 9.28 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.05 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places France 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.59 tonnes per person | 8.16 tonnes per person | 9.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.59 tonnes per person | 8.12 tonnes per person | 8.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.23 tonnes per person | 6.7 tonnes per person | 8.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 tonnes per person | 6.05 tonnes per person | 6.66 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in France?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in France was 6.13 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does France rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- France ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.