Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in France
France: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in France, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 0.4% for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in France peaked at 1.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
France ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
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 global co₂ emissions from flaring in France?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in France was 0.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does France rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- France ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.