Per capita methane emissions in France
France: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
103rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1930
All-time low
0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in France is 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in France peaked at 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1930 and was at its lowest, 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
France ranks 103rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 100 Kenya 0.9537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 101 Guinea-Bissau 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 102 Eswatini 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Chile 0.9431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 105 Nepal 0.9411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Vietnam 0.9405 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 methane emissions in France?
- Per capita methane emissions in France was 0.9438 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 methane emissions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1930.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does France rank for per capita methane emissions?
- France ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.