Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in France
France: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.79 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.79 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
93rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.57 tonnes per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.7241 tonnes per person
in 1944
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in France, 1850–2024
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
France recorded 3.79 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in France peaked at 9.57 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.7241 tonnes per person, in 1944.
France ranks 93rd of 194 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 including land-use change in France, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.66 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.52 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1852 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1853 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1855 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1856 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1857 | 1.45 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1858 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1859 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1860 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1861 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1862 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1864 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1865 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1866 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1867 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1868 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1871 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1873 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1874 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1875 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1876 | 1.75 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 1.7 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1878 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1879 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1881 | 2 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1883 | 2.15 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1884 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1885 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1886 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1887 | 2 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1888 | 2.06 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1889 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1890 | 2.29 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1891 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1892 | 2.22 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1893 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1894 | 2.24 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1895 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1896 | 2.28 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1897 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1898 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 2.51 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1900 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1901 | 2.6 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1902 | 2.41 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1903 | 2.69 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1904 | 2.58 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1905 | 2.6 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 2.81 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1907 | 3.01 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1908 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 3.08 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1911 | 2.98 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1912 | 2.91 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1913 | 3.12 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1914 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -46.1% |
| 1915 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 1916 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1917 | 1.46 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1918 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1919 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1920 | 2.19 tonnes per person | +91.7% |
| 1921 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1922 | 2.65 tonnes per person | +36.9% |
| 1923 | 3.23 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 1924 | 3.84 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1925 | 4.06 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1926 | 4.11 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 4.11 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 4.11 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 4.7 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1930 | 4.71 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 4.16 tonnes per person | -11.7% |
| 1932 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -15.6% |
| 1933 | 3.68 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1934 | 3.72 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 3.55 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1936 | 3.6 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 4.07 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 1938 | 3.68 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1939 | 3.47 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1940 | 2.08 tonnes per person | -40.1% |
| 1941 | 1.66 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1942 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1943 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1944 | 0.7241 tonnes per person | -60.3% |
| 1945 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +93.0% |
| 1946 | 2.81 tonnes per person | +101.2% |
| 1947 | 3.27 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 1948 | 3.58 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1949 | 4.38 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1950 | 3.76 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1951 | 4.45 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1952 | 4.51 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 4.31 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 4.66 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1955 | 5.01 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1956 | 5.72 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1957 | 5.99 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 5.8 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1959 | 5.11 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1960 | 5.78 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1961 | 6.13 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1962 | 6.4 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 6.31 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 6.83 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 6.57 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 6.83 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 7.13 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 7.42 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 7.69 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 8.11 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 8.62 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 9.01 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 9.57 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 9.21 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 8.33 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 9.13 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 8.92 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 9.22 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 9.24 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 8.86 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 7.91 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 7.49 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 7.23 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 7.02 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 6.88 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.66 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 6.41 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 6.49 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.83 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 6.8 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.25 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 7.15 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.7 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 6.54 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 6.57 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.82 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 6.63 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.92 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 6.8 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.65 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 6.61 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.47 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.54 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.47 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.47 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.29 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.04 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 5.87 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.55 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.25 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 5.33 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.38 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.86 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 5.02 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.98 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.47 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 4.72 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 4.24 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 4.52 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.9 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 3.79 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 3.79 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.19 tonnes per person, 61% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 3.79 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.58 tonnes per person, 83% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 | +101.2% | 1.4 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person |
| 1945 | +93.0% | 0.7241 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person |
| 1920 | +91.7% | 1.14 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person |
| 1944 | -60.3% | 1.83 tonnes per person | 0.7241 tonnes per person |
| 1914 | -46.1% | 3.12 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person |
| 1940 | -40.1% | 3.47 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.42 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.02 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 2.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 2.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.75 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | 3.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.98 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.5 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.81 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | 4.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.34 tonnes per person | 0.7241 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.93 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.71 tonnes per person | 5.78 tonnes per person | 7.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.94 tonnes per person | 8.11 tonnes per person | 9.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.18 tonnes per person | 6.41 tonnes per person | 8.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.82 tonnes per person | 6.54 tonnes per person | 7.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 tonnes per person | 5.55 tonnes per person | 6.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | 5.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 tonnes per person | 3.79 tonnes per person | 4.52 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 including land-use change in France?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in France was 3.79 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 including land-use change recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9.57 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7241 tonnes per person in 1944.
- How does France rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- France ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.