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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in France

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

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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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in France, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 60.38 million tonnes —
1851 115.74 million tonnes +91.7%
1852 169.34 million tonnes +46.3%
1853 223.30 million tonnes +31.9%
1854 278.99 million tonnes +24.9%
1855 335.62 million tonnes +20.3%
1856 390.98 million tonnes +16.5%
1857 444.42 million tonnes +13.7%
1858 495.19 million tonnes +11.4%
1859 543.36 million tonnes +9.7%
1860 593.82 million tonnes +9.3%
1861 645.25 million tonnes +8.7%
1862 697.25 million tonnes +8.1%
1863 747.74 million tonnes +7.2%
1864 799.46 million tonnes +6.9%
1865 852.23 million tonnes +6.6%
1866 906.96 million tonnes +6.4%
1867 963.54 million tonnes +6.2%
1868 1.02 billion tonnes +5.8%
1869 1.08 billion tonnes +5.6%
1870 1.13 billion tonnes +4.8%
1871 1.18 billion tonnes +4.5%
1872 1.24 billion tonnes +5.3%
1873 1.31 billion tonnes +5.4%
1874 1.37 billion tonnes +5.0%
1875 1.44 billion tonnes +4.9%
1876 1.51 billion tonnes +4.7%
1877 1.57 billion tonnes +4.4%
1878 1.64 billion tonnes +4.3%
1879 1.71 billion tonnes +4.2%
1880 1.79 billion tonnes +4.5%
1881 1.86 billion tonnes +4.3%
1882 1.95 billion tonnes +4.3%
1883 2.03 billion tonnes +4.3%
1884 2.11 billion tonnes +3.9%
1885 2.18 billion tonnes +3.6%
1886 2.26 billion tonnes +3.3%
1887 2.34 billion tonnes +3.5%
1888 2.42 billion tonnes +3.5%
1889 2.50 billion tonnes +3.4%
1890 2.59 billion tonnes +3.6%
1891 2.68 billion tonnes +3.4%
1892 2.77 billion tonnes +3.3%
1893 2.85 billion tonnes +3.0%
1894 2.94 billion tonnes +3.1%
1895 3.03 billion tonnes +3.0%
1896 3.12 billion tonnes +3.0%
1897 3.21 billion tonnes +3.0%
1898 3.31 billion tonnes +3.0%
1899 3.41 billion tonnes +3.0%
1900 3.52 billion tonnes +3.2%
1901 3.63 billion tonnes +3.0%
1902 3.72 billion tonnes +2.7%
1903 3.83 billion tonnes +2.9%
1904 3.93 billion tonnes +2.7%
1905 4.04 billion tonnes +2.7%
1906 4.15 billion tonnes +2.8%
1907 4.27 billion tonnes +2.9%
1908 4.39 billion tonnes +2.8%
1909 4.52 billion tonnes +2.8%
1910 4.64 billion tonnes +2.6%
1911 4.76 billion tonnes +2.6%
1912 4.87 billion tonnes +2.5%
1913 5.00 billion tonnes +2.5%
1914 5.06 billion tonnes +1.3%
1915 5.11 billion tonnes +0.9%
1916 5.16 billion tonnes +1.0%
1917 5.22 billion tonnes +1.1%
1918 5.26 billion tonnes +0.8%
1919 5.30 billion tonnes +0.8%
1920 5.39 billion tonnes +1.6%
1921 5.46 billion tonnes +1.4%
1922 5.57 billion tonnes +1.9%
1923 5.69 billion tonnes +2.3%
1924 5.84 billion tonnes +2.6%
1925 6.00 billion tonnes +2.7%
1926 6.17 billion tonnes +2.7%
1927 6.33 billion tonnes +2.7%
1928 6.50 billion tonnes +2.6%
1929 6.69 billion tonnes +2.9%
1930 6.88 billion tonnes +2.9%
1931 7.05 billion tonnes +2.5%
1932 7.19 billion tonnes +2.0%
1933 7.34 billion tonnes +2.1%
1934 7.49 billion tonnes +2.1%
1935 7.63 billion tonnes +1.9%
1936 7.78 billion tonnes +1.9%
1937 7.94 billion tonnes +2.1%
1938 8.09 billion tonnes +1.9%
1939 8.23 billion tonnes +1.7%
1940 8.32 billion tonnes +1.0%
1941 8.38 billion tonnes +0.8%
1942 8.45 billion tonnes +0.8%
1943 8.53 billion tonnes +0.9%
1944 8.56 billion tonnes +0.3%
1945 8.61 billion tonnes +0.7%
1946 8.73 billion tonnes +1.3%
1947 8.86 billion tonnes +1.5%
1948 9.01 billion tonnes +1.7%
1949 9.19 billion tonnes +2.0%
1950 9.35 billion tonnes +1.7%
1951 9.54 billion tonnes +2.0%
1952 9.73 billion tonnes +2.0%
1953 9.92 billion tonnes +1.9%
1954 10.12 billion tonnes +2.1%
1955 10.34 billion tonnes +2.2%
1956 10.60 billion tonnes +2.5%
1957 10.87 billion tonnes +2.5%
1958 11.13 billion tonnes +2.4%
1959 11.37 billion tonnes +2.1%
1960 11.64 billion tonnes +2.4%
1961 11.92 billion tonnes +2.5%
1962 12.23 billion tonnes +2.5%
1963 12.53 billion tonnes +2.5%
1964 12.86 billion tonnes +2.6%
1965 13.18 billion tonnes +2.5%
1966 13.52 billion tonnes +2.6%
1967 13.87 billion tonnes +2.6%
1968 14.24 billion tonnes +2.7%
1969 14.63 billion tonnes +2.7%
1970 15.04 billion tonnes +2.8%
1971 15.48 billion tonnes +2.9%
1972 15.95 billion tonnes +3.0%
1973 16.45 billion tonnes +3.1%
1974 16.93 billion tonnes +2.9%
1975 17.37 billion tonnes +2.6%
1976 17.85 billion tonnes +2.8%
1977 18.33 billion tonnes +2.7%
1978 18.82 billion tonnes +2.7%
1979 19.32 billion tonnes +2.6%
1980 19.79 billion tonnes +2.5%
1981 20.22 billion tonnes +2.2%
1982 20.63 billion tonnes +2.0%
1983 21.03 billion tonnes +1.9%
1984 21.42 billion tonnes +1.8%
1985 21.80 billion tonnes +1.8%
1986 22.17 billion tonnes +1.7%
1987 22.53 billion tonnes +1.6%
1988 22.89 billion tonnes +1.6%
1989 23.28 billion tonnes +1.7%
1990 23.67 billion tonnes +1.7%
1991 24.08 billion tonnes +1.8%
1992 24.50 billion tonnes +1.7%
1993 24.88 billion tonnes +1.6%
1994 25.26 billion tonnes +1.5%
1995 25.64 billion tonnes +1.5%
1996 26.04 billion tonnes +1.6%
1997 26.43 billion tonnes +1.5%
1998 26.84 billion tonnes +1.5%
1999 27.24 billion tonnes +1.5%
2000 27.63 billion tonnes +1.5%
2001 28.03 billion tonnes +1.4%
2002 28.42 billion tonnes +1.4%
2003 28.82 billion tonnes +1.4%
2004 29.21 billion tonnes +1.4%
2005 29.61 billion tonnes +1.4%
2006 30.00 billion tonnes +1.3%
2007 30.38 billion tonnes +1.3%
2008 30.75 billion tonnes +1.2%
2009 31.10 billion tonnes +1.1%
2010 31.45 billion tonnes +1.1%
2011 31.79 billion tonnes +1.1%
2012 32.13 billion tonnes +1.1%
2013 32.48 billion tonnes +1.1%
2014 32.79 billion tonnes +1.0%
2015 33.12 billion tonnes +1.0%
2016 33.44 billion tonnes +1.0%
2017 33.80 billion tonnes +1.1%
2018 34.11 billion tonnes +0.9%
2019 34.43 billion tonnes +1.0%
2020 34.71 billion tonnes +0.8%
2021 35.01 billion tonnes +0.9%
2022 35.30 billion tonnes +0.8%
2023 35.56 billion tonnes +0.7%
2024 35.81 billion tonnes +0.7%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 35.81 billion tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.31 billion tonnes, 10.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • France's 35.81 billion tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.62 billion tonnes, 9.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +91.7% 60.38 million tonnes 115.74 million tonnes
1852 +46.3% 115.74 million tonnes 169.34 million tonnes
1853 +31.9% 169.34 million tonnes 223.30 million tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Japan 74.89 billion tonnes compare
  2. 11 Ukraine 44.32 billion tonnes compare
  3. 12 Mexico 36.01 billion tonnes compare
  4. 14 Australia 34.01 billion tonnes compare
  5. 15 South Africa 29.70 billion tonnes compare
  6. 16 Poland 29.42 billion tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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