Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in France
France: Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators was 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in France, 1995–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar.
Analysis
France recorded 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in France peaked at 0.431 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar, in 2022.
France ranks 61st of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators in France, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.431 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | — |
| 1996 | 0.428 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.408 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.376 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.355 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.335 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.318 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.321 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.311 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.291 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.267 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.249 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.251 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.24 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.232 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.211 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.21 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.198 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.181 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.178 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.169 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.165 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.152 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.134 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.124 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.121 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4086 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.376 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.431 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2938 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.24 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.355 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.183 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.134 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.232 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.118 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 0.124 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 58 Malta 0.119 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 59 Hong Kong, China 0.115 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 60 Austria 0.113 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 62 Ireland 0.108 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 63 Norway 0.103 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
- 64 Luxembourg 0.096 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar compare
More climate change data for France
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in France?
- Greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators in France was 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.431 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 1995.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar in 2022.
- How does France rank for greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators?
- France ranks 61st out of 66 countries with data for 2022.
- Is greenhouse gas footprints (ghgfp) 2025 edition: principal indicators rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators — Production-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Greenhouse Gas emissions Footprints Indicators are calculated by combining the OECD Inter-Country Input-Output (ICIO) Tables and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions databases, such as Air Emissions Accounts. Production-based emissions are estimated according to the residence principle. They refer to the GHG emitted from the resident economic activities and households of a country. Demand-based emissions encompass GHG emissions from the resident households of a country, as well as direct and indirect upstream emissions from its final expenditure of final goods and services. • Methodology: Measuring Greenhouse Gas Footprints in Global Production Networks • Note: Additional information on GHG FP indicators 2025 edition • Contact: icio-tiva.contact@oecd.org. Related datasets •GHG 2025 edition Access to other editions • GHGFP editions