Per capita co2 coal in France
France: Per capita co2 coal was 0.2926 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2926
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 179 countries
All-time high
5.76
in 1930
All-time low
0.0673
in 1813
Years of data
217
1802–2024
Per capita co2 coal in France, 1802–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co2 coal in France is 0.2926, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co2 coal in France peaked at 5.76 in 1930 and was at its lowest, 0.0673, in 1813.
That places France 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita co2 coal in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1802 | 0.0766 | — |
| 1804 | 0.0739 | -3.5% |
| 1810 | 0.0705 | -4.7% |
| 1811 | 0.0679 | -3.6% |
| 1812 | 0.0731 | +7.6% |
| 1813 | 0.0673 | -7.9% |
| 1814 | 0.0685 | +1.8% |
| 1815 | 0.0763 | +11.5% |
| 1816 | 0.0812 | +6.3% |
| 1817 | 0.0861 | +6.1% |
| 1818 | 0.0768 | -10.8% |
| 1819 | 0.0821 | +6.9% |
| 1820 | 0.0927 | +12.9% |
| 1821 | 0.0957 | +3.2% |
| 1822 | 0.1001 | +4.6% |
| 1823 | 0.0995 | -0.6% |
| 1824 | 0.1097 | +10.3% |
| 1825 | 0.1227 | +11.8% |
| 1826 | 0.1259 | +2.7% |
| 1827 | 0.1809 | +43.6% |
| 1828 | 0.1899 | +5.0% |
| 1829 | 0.1836 | -3.3% |
| 1830 | 0.1969 | +7.2% |
| 1831 | 0.181 | -8.1% |
| 1832 | 0.1987 | +9.8% |
| 1833 | 0.2146 | +8.0% |
| 1834 | 0.2629 | +22.5% |
| 1835 | 0.2716 | +3.3% |
| 1836 | 0.3105 | +14.3% |
| 1837 | 0.3298 | +6.2% |
| 1838 | 0.3432 | +4.1% |
| 1839 | 0.3331 | -2.9% |
| 1840 | 0.3382 | +1.5% |
| 1841 | 0.3944 | +16.6% |
| 1842 | 0.4129 | +4.7% |
| 1843 | 0.4118 | -0.3% |
| 1844 | 0.4302 | +4.5% |
| 1845 | 0.5008 | +16.4% |
| 1846 | 0.5181 | +3.5% |
| 1847 | 0.5804 | +12.0% |
| 1848 | 0.4629 | -20.2% |
| 1849 | 0.4804 | +3.8% |
| 1850 | 0.5401 | +12.4% |
| 1851 | 0.5502 | +1.9% |
| 1852 | 0.5907 | +7.4% |
| 1853 | 0.6923 | +17.2% |
| 1854 | 0.7963 | +15.0% |
| 1855 | 0.8984 | +12.8% |
| 1856 | 0.9386 | +4.5% |
| 1857 | 0.9539 | +1.6% |
| 1858 | 0.9331 | -2.2% |
| 1859 | 0.9416 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 1.02 | +8.7% |
| 1861 | 1.1 | +7.9% |
| 1862 | 1.16 | +5.3% |
| 1863 | 1.18 | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 1.24 | +5.7% |
| 1865 | 1.31 | +5.0% |
| 1866 | 1.42 | +8.3% |
| 1867 | 1.43 | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 1.46 | +2.0% |
| 1869 | 1.49 | +2.3% |
| 1870 | 1.32 | -11.5% |
| 1871 | 1.31 | -0.7% |
| 1872 | 1.59 | +21.0% |
| 1873 | 1.71 | +7.9% |
| 1874 | 1.63 | -5.0% |
| 1875 | 1.69 | +4.0% |
| 1876 | 1.69 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 1.65 | -2.3% |
| 1878 | 1.69 | +1.9% |
| 1879 | 1.74 | +3.3% |
| 1880 | 1.96 | +12.6% |
| 1881 | 2 | +2.2% |
| 1882 | 2.11 | +5.3% |
| 1883 | 2.21 | +4.6% |
| 1884 | 2.11 | -4.2% |
| 1885 | 2.02 | -4.3% |
| 1886 | 2 | -1.1% |
| 1887 | 2.11 | +5.1% |
| 1888 | 2.19 | +3.8% |
| 1889 | 2.24 | +2.3% |
| 1890 | 2.46 | +10.0% |
| 1891 | 2.46 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | 2.46 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | 2.41 | -2.0% |
| 1894 | 2.55 | +5.7% |
| 1895 | 2.57 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 2.65 | +3.3% |
| 1897 | 2.77 | +4.5% |
| 1898 | 2.86 | +3.2% |
| 1899 | 2.99 | +4.5% |
| 1900 | 3.21 | +7.5% |
| 1901 | 3.1 | -3.4% |
| 1902 | 2.92 | -6.0% |
| 1903 | 3.21 | +9.9% |
| 1904 | 3.12 | -2.6% |
| 1905 | 3.15 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 3.38 | +7.1% |
| 1907 | 3.6 | +6.5% |
| 1908 | 3.62 | +0.7% |
| 1909 | 3.7 | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 3.72 | +0.5% |
| 1911 | 3.89 | +4.5% |
| 1912 | 3.95 | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 4.29 | +8.6% |
| 1914 | 2.99 | -30.3% |
| 1915 | 2.62 | -12.3% |
| 1916 | 2.8 | +6.9% |
| 1917 | 3.13 | +11.5% |
| 1918 | 2.8 | -10.5% |
| 1919 | 3.01 | +7.5% |
| 1920 | 3.93 | +30.7% |
| 1921 | 3.57 | -9.3% |
| 1922 | 4.19 | +17.5% |
| 1923 | 4.68 | +11.6% |
| 1924 | 5.18 | +10.7% |
| 1925 | 5.06 | -2.3% |
| 1926 | 5.21 | +3.0% |
| 1927 | 5.32 | +2.0% |
| 1928 | 5.19 | -2.4% |
| 1929 | 5.7 | +9.9% |
| 1930 | 5.76 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 5.25 | -8.8% |
| 1932 | 4.58 | -12.8% |
| 1933 | 4.65 | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 4.64 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 4.4 | -5.0% |
| 1936 | 4.42 | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 4.92 | +11.2% |
| 1938 | 4.52 | -8.1% |
| 1939 | 4.39 | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 3.16 | -28.1% |
| 1941 | 2.93 | -7.3% |
| 1942 | 2.99 | +2.1% |
| 1943 | 3.04 | +1.6% |
| 1944 | 1.94 | -36.3% |
| 1945 | 2.57 | +32.9% |
| 1946 | 3.81 | +48.3% |
| 1947 | 4.07 | +6.7% |
| 1948 | 4.17 | +2.4% |
| 1949 | 4.71 | +12.9% |
| 1950 | 3.98 | -15.3% |
| 1951 | 4.42 | +10.9% |
| 1952 | 4.25 | -3.8% |
| 1953 | 3.86 | -9.3% |
| 1954 | 3.94 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 4.07 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 4.52 | +11.3% |
| 1957 | 4.61 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 4.2 | -8.9% |
| 1959 | 3.92 | -6.5% |
| 1960 | 4.29 | +9.4% |
| 1961 | 4.4 | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 4.43 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 4.21 | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 4.24 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 3.8 | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 3.69 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 3.58 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 3.41 | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 3.34 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 3.04 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 2.79 | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 2.45 | -12.2% |
| 1973 | 2.33 | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 2.32 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 2.1 | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 2.35 | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 2.33 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.25 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 2.35 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 2.36 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.06 | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 2.1 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.85 | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 1.81 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.75 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.42 | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 1.32 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 1.35 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.41 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 1.42 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.51 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 1.36 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.12 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.21 | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.11 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9365 | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9711 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9746 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9518 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9586 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9826 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8947 | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7156 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7738 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6616 | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7326 | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7713 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6113 | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5857 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5533 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6126 | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5361 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4477 | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 0.362 | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4611 | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3953 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2941 | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2926 | -0.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.2926 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2688, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- France's 0.2926 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.418, 70% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita co2 coal 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | +48.3% | 2.57 | 3.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.0753 | 0.0739 | 0.0766 | 2 |
| 1810s | 0.075 | 0.0673 | 0.0861 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1301 | 0.0927 | 0.1899 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2643 | 0.181 | 0.3432 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.453 | 0.3382 | 0.5804 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.7835 | 0.5401 | 0.9539 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.28 | 1.02 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.6 | 1.31 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.09 | 1.96 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.62 | 2.41 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.3 | 2.92 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.32 | 2.62 | 4.29 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.8 | 3.57 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.75 | 4.39 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.34 | 1.94 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.18 | 3.86 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.94 | 3.34 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.43 | 2.1 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.32 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.05 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9498 | 0.7156 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6286 | 0.4477 | 0.7738 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.361 | 0.2926 | 0.4611 | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
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 per capita co2 coal in France?
- Per capita co2 coal in France was 0.2926 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co2 coal recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 in 1930.
- What is the lowest per capita co2 coal recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0673 in 1813.
- How does France rank for per capita co2 coal?
- France ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co2 coal rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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