Per capita methane emissions in France
France: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9438 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9438
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
103rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.19
in 1930
All-time low
0.9438
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in France, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in France is 0.9438, 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 in 1930 and was at its lowest, 0.9438, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.58 | — |
| 1851 | 1.58 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 1.6 | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 1.63 | +2.1% |
| 1854 | 1.66 | +2.1% |
| 1855 | 1.7 | +2.0% |
| 1856 | 1.71 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.71 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 1.7 | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 1.71 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 1.73 | +1.5% |
| 1861 | 1.76 | +1.4% |
| 1862 | 1.77 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 1.77 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 1.79 | +1.1% |
| 1865 | 1.81 | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 1.84 | +1.8% |
| 1867 | 1.85 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 1.85 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.86 | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 1.8 | -3.3% |
| 1871 | 1.79 | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 1.88 | +5.0% |
| 1873 | 1.93 | +2.3% |
| 1874 | 1.9 | -1.4% |
| 1875 | 1.92 | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 1.91 | -0.6% |
| 1878 | 1.92 | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 1.94 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 2.01 | +3.7% |
| 1881 | 2.02 | +0.6% |
| 1882 | 2.06 | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 2.09 | +1.5% |
| 1884 | 2.06 | -1.5% |
| 1885 | 2.03 | -1.5% |
| 1886 | 2.02 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 2.05 | +1.5% |
| 1888 | 2.07 | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 2.09 | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 2.16 | +3.4% |
| 1891 | 2.15 | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 2.15 | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 2.13 | -0.8% |
| 1894 | 2.18 | +2.0% |
| 1895 | 2.18 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 2.21 | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 2.25 | +1.7% |
| 1898 | 2.28 | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 2.32 | +1.8% |
| 1900 | 2.39 | +3.1% |
| 1901 | 2.35 | -1.6% |
| 1902 | 2.29 | -2.6% |
| 1903 | 2.38 | +4.1% |
| 1904 | 2.35 | -1.2% |
| 1905 | 2.36 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 2.44 | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 2.51 | +2.9% |
| 1908 | 2.51 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 2.54 | +1.1% |
| 1910 | 2.55 | +0.4% |
| 1911 | 2.6 | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 2.62 | +0.7% |
| 1913 | 2.74 | +4.3% |
| 1914 | 2.31 | -15.5% |
| 1915 | 2.19 | -5.3% |
| 1916 | 2.25 | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 2.35 | +4.6% |
| 1918 | 2.24 | -4.7% |
| 1919 | 2.3 | +2.9% |
| 1920 | 2.6 | +12.9% |
| 1921 | 2.48 | -4.4% |
| 1922 | 2.69 | +8.2% |
| 1923 | 2.84 | +5.9% |
| 1924 | 3.01 | +5.7% |
| 1925 | 2.97 | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 3.01 | +1.5% |
| 1927 | 3.04 | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 3 | -1.4% |
| 1929 | 3.17 | +5.6% |
| 1930 | 3.19 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 3.02 | -5.2% |
| 1932 | 2.8 | -7.2% |
| 1933 | 2.83 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 2.82 | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 2.75 | -2.6% |
| 1936 | 2.76 | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 2.93 | +6.1% |
| 1938 | 2.8 | -4.2% |
| 1939 | 2.77 | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 2.36 | -14.6% |
| 1941 | 2.29 | -3.1% |
| 1942 | 2.32 | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 2.34 | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 1.98 | -15.1% |
| 1945 | 2.19 | +10.4% |
| 1946 | 2.58 | +17.7% |
| 1947 | 2.65 | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 2.66 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 2.81 | +5.4% |
| 1950 | 2.58 | -8.2% |
| 1951 | 2.68 | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 2.62 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 2.5 | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 2.51 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.53 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.64 | +4.2% |
| 1957 | 2.65 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 2.54 | -4.2% |
| 1959 | 2.47 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 2.46 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 2.45 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 2.48 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 2.49 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.41 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 2.36 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 2.3 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 2.31 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 2.29 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.27 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 2.26 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.18 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 2.12 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 2.08 | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 2.06 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2.06 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 2.04 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.02 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.98 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.93 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.91 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.87 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.86 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.84 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.79 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.76 | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.69 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.62 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 1.6 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.57 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.55 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.53 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.48 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.48 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.47 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.45 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.44 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.45 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.44 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.38 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.35 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.33 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.3 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.29 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.27 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.26 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.21 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.19 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.14 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9916 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9767 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9438 | -3.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.9438 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 93% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- France's 0.9438 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 92% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.66 | 1.58 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.8 | 1.73 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.89 | 1.79 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.05 | 2.01 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.2 | 2.13 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.41 | 2.29 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.41 | 2.19 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.88 | 2.48 | 3.17 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.87 | 2.75 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.42 | 1.98 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.57 | 2.47 | 2.68 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.38 | 2.27 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.08 | 1.97 | 2.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 | 1.6 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.09 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9953 | 0.9438 | 1.04 | 5 |
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More climate change data for France
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- 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)
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- 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 methane emissions in France?
- Per capita methane emissions in France was 0.9438 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 1930.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9438 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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