How does France rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?

France ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions including 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in France

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in France
Creator: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

France: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 35.81 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

35.81 billion tonnes

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

13th

of 194 countries

All-time high

35.81 billion tonnes

in 2024

All-time low

60.38 million tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

175

1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in France, 1850–2024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in France stood at 35.81 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in France peaked at 35.81 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.38 million tonnes, in 1850.

That places France 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	305.73 million tonnes	60.38 million tonnes	543.36 million tonnes	10
1860s	830.32 million tonnes	593.82 million tonnes	1.08 billion tonnes	10
1870s	1.41 billion tonnes	1.13 billion tonnes	1.71 billion tonnes	10
1880s	2.14 billion tonnes	1.79 billion tonnes	2.50 billion tonnes	10
1890s	2.99 billion tonnes	2.59 billion tonnes	3.41 billion tonnes	10
1900s	4.00 billion tonnes	3.52 billion tonnes	4.52 billion tonnes	10
1910s	5.04 billion tonnes	4.64 billion tonnes	5.30 billion tonnes	10
1920s	5.96 billion tonnes	5.39 billion tonnes	6.69 billion tonnes	10
1930s	7.56 billion tonnes	6.88 billion tonnes	8.23 billion tonnes	10
1940s	8.67 billion tonnes	8.32 billion tonnes	9.19 billion tonnes	10
1950s	10.30 billion tonnes	9.35 billion tonnes	11.37 billion tonnes	10
1960s	13.06 billion tonnes	11.64 billion tonnes	14.63 billion tonnes	10
1970s	17.15 billion tonnes	15.04 billion tonnes	19.32 billion tonnes	10
1980s	21.58 billion tonnes	19.79 billion tonnes	23.28 billion tonnes	10
1990s	25.46 billion tonnes	23.67 billion tonnes	27.24 billion tonnes	10
2000s	29.40 billion tonnes	27.63 billion tonnes	31.10 billion tonnes	10
2010s	32.95 billion tonnes	31.45 billion tonnes	34.43 billion tonnes	10
2020s	35.28 billion tonnes	34.71 billion tonnes	35.81 billion tonnes	5

Countries ranked near France

10 Japan 74.89 billion tonnes compare
11 Ukraine 44.32 billion tonnes compare
12 Mexico 36.01 billion tonnes compare
14 Australia 34.01 billion tonnes compare
15 South Africa 29.70 billion tonnes compare
16 Poland 29.42 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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)

All data for France →

Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in France?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in France was 35.81 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 35.81 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 60.38 million tonnes in 1850.
How does France rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?: France ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.