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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.