Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in France
France: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0249 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in France, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in France stood at 0.0249 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in France peaked at 0.1116 tonnes per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 tonnes per person, in 1982.
That places France 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0953 tonnes per person | 0.0704 tonnes per person | 0.1116 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0351 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0529 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0754 tonnes per person | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.0777 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0688 tonnes per person | 0.0638 tonnes per person | 0.0765 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0486 tonnes per person | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 0.065 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 0.0249 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 40.05 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in France?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in France was 0.0249 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1116 tonnes per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 tonnes per person in 1982.
- How does France rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- France ranks 51st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.