Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in France
France: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 50.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in France, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 50.7% for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in France peaked at 50.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1991.
That places France 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 19.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 24.1% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 30.9% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 41.7% | 50.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 26 Israel 59.5% compare
- 27 Mozambique 58.7% compare
- 28 United Kingdom 58.2% compare
- 30 Panama 50.1% compare
- 31 Finland 49.3% compare
- 32 Madagascar 44.4% 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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in France?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in France was 50.7% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1991.
- How does France rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- France ranks 29th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.