Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in France
France: Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 24.45 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in France, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in France stood at 24.45 kt.
The figure is down 21.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in France peaked at 30.95 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.46 kt, in 2008.
France ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.15 kt | 26.61 kt | 29.79 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.95 kt | 19.46 kt | 29.53 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.44 kt | 22.07 kt | 30.95 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.45 kt | 24.45 kt | 24.45 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Share co2 vs population 0.6727 (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 vs gdp 3.97 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 40.05 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.97 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.97 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in France?
- Other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in France was 24.45 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 30.95 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.46 kt in 2008.
- How does France rank for other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
- France ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other forest — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.