Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in France
France: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
100th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1973
All-time low
2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in France, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in France is 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in France peaked at 13.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1851.
France ranks 100th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in France, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1852 | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1853 | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1854 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1855 | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1856 | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1859 | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1861 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1862 | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1865 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1866 | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1867 | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 1871 | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.8% |
| 1873 | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1874 | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1875 | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1876 | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1878 | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1881 | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1883 | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1884 | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1885 | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1886 | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1887 | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1888 | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1891 | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1894 | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1895 | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1897 | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1898 | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1899 | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1901 | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1902 | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1903 | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1904 | 5.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1905 | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1907 | 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1908 | 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1911 | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1912 | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1914 | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.3% |
| 1915 | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1916 | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1917 | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 1918 | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 1919 | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1920 | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.9% |
| 1921 | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1922 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.0% |
| 1923 | 6.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1924 | 7.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 1925 | 7.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 7.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 9.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1931 | 8.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1932 | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1933 | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1934 | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 8.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1936 | 8.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 9.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1938 | 8.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1939 | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.3% |
| 1941 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 1942 | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1944 | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.8% |
| 1945 | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.1% |
| 1946 | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +33.1% |
| 1947 | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1948 | 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1949 | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.2% |
| 1950 | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 1951 | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1952 | 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 7.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1954 | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 9.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1957 | 9.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 9.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 8.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1960 | 9.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 1961 | 9.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 10.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 10.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 10.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 10.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 10.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 11.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 12.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 12.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 13.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 13.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 12.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 12.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 12.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 12.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 13.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 12.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 11.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 11.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 10.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 10.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 10.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 10.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 9.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 9.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 10.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 10.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 11.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 10.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 9.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 8.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 8.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 7.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 7.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 65% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- France's 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 82% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 | +33.1% | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1914 | -27.3% | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1920 | +27.9% | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 97 Hong Kong 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 98 Cambodia 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Portugal 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 101 South Sudan 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 102 Hungary 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 Mexico 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in France?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in France was 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1851.
- How does France rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- France ranks 100th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.