Natural gas — Emissions in France
France: Natural gas — Emissions was 0.0391 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural gas — Emissions in France, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
France recorded 0.0391 kt for natural gas — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural gas — emissions in France peaked at 0.0793 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0316 kt, in 1990.
That places France 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Natural gas — Emissions in France, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0316 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.046 kt | +45.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0536 kt | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0482 kt | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0437 kt | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0457 kt | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0482 kt | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.049 kt | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0586 kt | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0586 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0688 kt | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0793 kt | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0745 kt | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0697 kt | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.076 kt | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0682 kt | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0618 kt | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 kt | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0536 kt | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.047 kt | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0478 kt | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0364 kt | -23.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0447 kt | +22.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0375 kt | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.041 kt | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0366 kt | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0384 kt | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0384 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0463 kt | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0472 kt | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.045 kt | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.047 kt | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0391 kt | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0391 kt | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0391 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 kt, 7.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0391 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0059 kt, 6.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0483 kt | 0.0316 kt | 0.0586 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0655 kt | 0.047 kt | 0.0793 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0414 kt | 0.0364 kt | 0.0478 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0426 kt | 0.0391 kt | 0.047 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 7 Belgium 0.0686 kt compare
- 8 China 0.0447 kt compare
- 9 China, mainland 0.0437 kt compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.0361 kt compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 0.032 kt compare
- 13 India 0.0309 kt compare
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas — emissions in France?
- Natural gas — emissions in France was 0.0391 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural gas — emissions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0793 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest natural gas — emissions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0316 kt in 1990.
- How does France rank for natural gas — emissions?
- France ranks 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural gas — emissions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural gas — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.