Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in France
France: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 2.56 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.56 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
69th
of 213 countries
All-time high
7.07 tonnes per person
in 1973
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1802
Years of data
217
1802–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in France, 1802–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in France is 2.56 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in France peaked at 7.07 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1802.
France ranks 69th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 emissions by fuel type in France, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1802 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1804 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1810 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1811 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1812 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1813 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1814 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1815 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1816 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1817 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1818 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1819 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1820 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1821 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1822 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1823 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1824 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1825 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1826 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1827 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1828 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1829 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1830 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1832 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1833 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1834 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1835 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1836 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1837 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1838 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1839 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1840 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1841 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1842 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1843 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1844 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1845 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1846 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1847 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1848 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1849 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1850 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1852 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1853 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1854 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1855 | 0.001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1856 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1857 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1865 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1867 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1874 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1878 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1883 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1884 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +43.4% |
| 1886 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1890 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1893 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1899 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0176 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1902 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1903 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1904 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1905 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 1914 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1915 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1918 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | — |
| 1919 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1920 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +77.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1922 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | +171.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0448 tonnes per person | +117.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0839 tonnes per person | +87.3% |
| 1925 | 0.3495 tonnes per person | +316.5% |
| 1926 | 0.1595 tonnes per person | -54.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -97.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +93.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +32.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | +167.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0691 tonnes per person | +106.2% |
| 1933 | 0.1961 tonnes per person | +184.0% |
| 1934 | 0.2647 tonnes per person | +35.0% |
| 1935 | 0.3639 tonnes per person | +37.5% |
| 1936 | 0.4195 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 1937 | 0.4213 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.4849 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1939 | 0.4355 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2575 tonnes per person | -40.9% |
| 1941 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1942 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | — |
| 1943 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1944 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1945 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | +404.3% |
| 1946 | 0.1757 tonnes per person | +691.9% |
| 1947 | 0.3217 tonnes per person | +83.1% |
| 1948 | 0.4978 tonnes per person | +54.7% |
| 1949 | 0.7034 tonnes per person | +41.3% |
| 1950 | 0.7537 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1951 | 0.8828 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1952 | 0.9472 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1953 | 0.9944 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1955 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1956 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1957 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1959 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1961 | 2.03 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1962 | 2.26 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 3 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1965 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 3.62 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 4.12 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 4.46 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 4.9 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 5.42 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 6.05 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 6.62 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 7.07 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 6.64 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 6.02 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 6.49 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 6.13 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 6.52 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 6.41 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 5.96 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 5.26 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 4.89 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 4.74 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 4.54 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 4.4 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 4.43 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 4.49 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 4.37 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.5 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 4.12 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 4.3 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 4.25 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.16 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 4.04 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 4.08 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.19 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.22 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.21 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 4.03 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 4.17 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.03 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.03 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 4 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.93 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.82 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 3.64 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 3.56 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.48 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.28 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.21 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.17 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.06 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.07 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.03 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.85 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 2.71 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 2.7 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.59 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2.56 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3 tonnes per person, 78% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- France's 2.56 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.34 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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 | +691.9% | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 0.1757 tonnes per person |
| 1945 | +404.3% | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0222 tonnes per person |
| 1925 | +316.5% | 0.0839 tonnes per person | 0.3495 tonnes per person |
| 1933 | +184.0% | 0.0691 tonnes per person | 0.1961 tonnes per person |
| 1922 | +171.4% | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person |
| 1930 | +167.0% | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.0223 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0699 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.3495 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2721 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | 0.4849 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1992 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.7034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.7537 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.2 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.33 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | 7.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.76 tonnes per person | 4.37 tonnes per person | 5.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 tonnes per person | 4.04 tonnes per person | 4.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.87 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 4.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 2.85 tonnes per person | 3.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 by fuel type in France?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in France was 2.56 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 by fuel type recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1802.
- How does France rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- France ranks 69th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.