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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in France, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1116 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.1081 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1021 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0962 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.09 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0932 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0943 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.092 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0704 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0529 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 1981 | 0.035 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | -50.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0762 tonnes per person | +339.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0775 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.077 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0731 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0773 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0777 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0765 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0712 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.07 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0643 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0643 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0638 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0725 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0765 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0716 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.065 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0611 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.052 tonnes per person | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0477 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0446 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0258 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0249 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 8.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0249 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0072 tonnes per person, 3.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +339.2% | 0.0173 tonnes per person | 0.0762 tonnes per person |
| 1982 | -50.5% | 0.035 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person |
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
- 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 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.