Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in France
France: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in France, 1971–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in France is 0.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in France peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1971.
That places France 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in France?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in France was 0.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1971.
- How does France rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- France ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.