So emissions by world region in million tonnes in France

France: So emissions by world region in million tonnes was 102,305 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
102,305
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
63rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
3.46 million
in 1976
All-time low
32,253
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in France, 1750–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for so emissions by world region in million tonnes in France is 102,305, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, so emissions by world region in million tonnes in France peaked at 3.46 million in 1976 and was at its lowest, 32,253, in 1750.

France ranks 63rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

So emissions by world region in million tonnes in France, year by year

Annual values for So emissions by world region in million tonnes in France, 1750 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1750 32,253 —
1751 32,277 +0.1%
1752 32,302 +0.1%
1753 32,326 +0.1%
1754 32,349 +0.1%
1755 32,372 +0.1%
1756 32,395 +0.1%
1757 32,418 +0.1%
1758 32,440 +0.1%
1759 32,462 +0.1%
1760 32,484 +0.1%
1761 32,505 +0.1%
1762 32,526 +0.1%
1763 32,547 +0.1%
1764 32,568 +0.1%
1765 32,588 +0.1%
1766 32,608 +0.1%
1767 32,627 +0.1%
1768 32,646 +0.1%
1769 32,665 +0.1%
1770 32,684 +0.1%
1771 32,702 +0.1%
1772 32,720 +0.1%
1773 32,738 +0.1%
1774 32,755 +0.1%
1775 32,772 +0.1%
1776 32,789 +0.1%
1777 32,805 +0.1%
1778 32,821 +0.0%
1779 32,837 +0.0%
1780 32,852 +0.0%
1781 32,868 +0.0%
1782 32,882 +0.0%
1783 32,897 +0.0%
1784 32,911 +0.0%
1785 32,925 +0.0%
1786 32,939 +0.0%
1787 32,952 +0.0%
1788 32,965 +0.0%
1789 32,978 +0.0%
1790 32,990 +0.0%
1791 33,002 +0.0%
1792 33,014 +0.0%
1793 33,025 +0.0%
1794 33,036 +0.0%
1795 33,047 +0.0%
1796 33,057 +0.0%
1797 33,068 +0.0%
1798 33,077 +0.0%
1799 33,087 +0.0%
1800 33,096 +0.0%
1801 33,267 +0.5%
1802 42,324 +27.2%
1803 33,605 -20.6%
1804 42,413 +26.2%
1805 33,940 -20.0%
1806 34,105 +0.5%
1807 34,270 +0.5%
1808 34,434 +0.5%
1809 34,597 +0.5%
1810 43,181 +24.8%
1811 43,034 -0.3%
1812 43,817 +1.8%
1813 43,276 -1.2%
1814 43,578 +0.7%
1815 44,693 +2.6%
1816 45,444 +1.7%
1817 46,208 +1.7%
1818 45,226 -2.1%
1819 46,070 +1.9%
1820 47,563 +3.2%
1821 48,068 +1.1%
1822 48,761 +1.4%
1823 48,829 +0.1%
1824 50,277 +3.0%
1825 52,086 +3.6%
1826 52,673 +1.1%
1827 59,966 +13.8%
1828 61,351 +2.3%
1829 60,742 -1.0%
1830 62,702 +3.2%
1831 60,831 -3.0%
1832 63,434 +4.3%
1833 65,804 +3.7%
1834 72,572 +10.3%
1835 74,028 +2.0%
1836 79,611 +7.5%
1837 82,563 +3.7%
1838 84,727 +2.6%
1839 83,658 -1.3%
1840 84,668 +1.2%
1841 93,037 +9.9%
1842 96,182 +3.4%
1843 96,607 +0.4%
1844 99,761 +3.3%
1845 110,320 +10.6%
1846 113,416 +2.8%
1847 122,938 +8.4%
1848 106,761 -13.2%
1849 109,840 +2.9%
1850 120,751 +9.9%
1851 122,633 +1.6%
1852 128,932 +5.1%
1853 144,136 +11.8%
1854 159,747 +10.8%
1855 175,379 +9.8%
1856 183,667 +4.7%
1857 188,390 +2.6%
1858 187,610 -0.4%
1859 191,316 +2.0%
1860 206,707 +8.0%
1861 221,019 +6.9%
1862 231,948 +4.9%
1863 236,024 +1.8%
1864 248,622 +5.3%
1865 260,572 +4.8%
1866 281,075 +7.9%
1867 286,327 +1.9%
1868 293,928 +2.7%
1869 302,722 +3.0%
1870 275,694 -8.9%
1871 275,323 -0.1%
1872 325,305 +18.2%
1873 355,288 +9.2%
1874 342,692 -3.5%
1875 357,301 +4.3%
1876 358,989 +0.5%
1877 353,849 -1.4%
1878 361,554 +2.2%
1879 373,813 +3.4%
1880 416,547 +11.4%
1881 426,696 +2.4%
1882 448,606 +5.1%
1883 468,028 +4.3%
1884 453,307 -3.1%
1885 438,421 -3.3%
1886 435,679 -0.6%
1887 453,696 +4.1%
1888 472,568 +4.2%
1889 482,670 +2.1%
1890 526,350 +9.0%
1891 528,271 +0.4%
1892 529,666 +0.3%
1893 522,276 -1.4%
1894 550,683 +5.4%
1895 556,100 +1.0%
1896 576,645 +3.7%
1897 600,600 +4.2%
1898 617,116 +2.7%
1899 643,658 +4.3%
1900 684,491 +6.3%
1901 665,081 -2.8%
1902 627,704 -5.6%
1903 685,478 +9.2%
1904 669,241 -2.4%
1905 677,688 +1.3%
1906 721,683 +6.5%
1907 764,247 +5.9%
1908 766,873 +0.3%
1909 781,853 +2.0%
1910 781,159 -0.1%
1911 831,355 +6.4%
1912 862,002 +3.7%
1913 943,132 +9.4%
1914 670,854 -28.9%
1915 591,019 -11.9%
1916 622,854 +5.4%
1917 679,968 +9.2%
1918 608,026 -10.6%
1919 638,312 +5.0%
1920 819,730 +28.4%
1921 739,420 -9.8%
1922 855,560 +15.7%
1923 944,961 +10.4%
1924 1.04 million +9.9%
1925 1.07 million +3.1%
1926 1.06 million -0.9%
1927 1.05 million -1.0%
1928 1.04 million -1.1%
1929 1.13 million +9.2%
1930 1.15 million +1.2%
1931 1.06 million -7.5%
1932 949,315 -10.6%
1933 1.01 million +5.9%
1934 1.03 million +2.4%
1935 1.02 million -1.0%
1936 1.04 million +1.8%
1937 1.14 million +10.3%
1938 1.08 million -5.4%
1939 1.05 million -3.3%
1940 744,103 -28.9%
1941 664,439 -10.7%
1942 647,654 -2.5%
1943 662,527 +2.3%
1944 437,389 -34.0%
1945 579,948 +32.6%
1946 874,067 +50.7%
1947 916,278 +4.8%
1948 965,364 +5.4%
1949 1.11 million +14.9%
1950 991,385 -10.6%
1951 1.13 million +13.5%
1952 1.15 million +2.5%
1953 1.11 million -3.8%
1954 1.20 million +7.9%
1955 1.29 million +7.9%
1956 1.49 million +15.1%
1957 1.55 million +4.6%
1958 1.52 million -2.3%
1959 1.53 million +1.1%
1960 1.71 million +11.2%
1961 1.79 million +5.0%
1962 1.95 million +8.9%
1963 2.09 million +7.3%
1964 2.35 million +12.2%
1965 2.28 million -2.7%
1966 2.21 million -3.1%
1967 2.35 million +6.1%
1968 2.37 million +0.7%
1969 2.51 million +6.3%
1970 2.59 million +3.1%
1971 2.84 million +9.4%
1972 3.06 million +7.8%
1973 3.41 million +11.7%
1974 3.38 million -1.1%
1975 3.00 million -11.1%
1976 3.46 million +15.2%
1977 3.21 million -7.1%
1978 3.29 million +2.3%
1979 3.36 million +2.2%
1980 3.40 million +1.3%
1981 2.77 million -18.4%
1982 2.60 million -6.3%
1983 2.17 million -16.4%
1984 1.92 million -11.7%
1985 1.65 million -14.0%
1986 1.52 million -7.8%
1987 1.49 million -1.9%
1988 1.39 million -6.8%
1989 1.55 million +11.6%
1990 1.43 million -8.2%
1991 1.52 million +6.7%
1992 1.37 million -10.2%
1993 1.20 million -11.9%
1994 1.11 million -7.4%
1995 1.06 million -4.9%
1996 1.05 million -0.9%
1997 919,324 -12.4%
1998 966,140 +5.1%
1999 871,889 -9.8%
2000 774,562 -11.2%
2001 695,457 -10.2%
2002 646,100 -7.1%
2003 646,783 +0.1%
2004 649,616 +0.4%
2005 617,223 -5.0%
2006 587,173 -4.9%
2007 561,876 -4.3%
2008 480,129 -14.5%
2009 425,312 -11.4%
2010 398,045 -6.4%
2011 362,316 -9.0%
2012 343,843 -5.1%
2013 313,403 -8.9%
2014 255,292 -18.5%
2015 235,468 -7.8%
2016 213,343 -9.4%
2017 217,595 +2.0%
2018 224,579 +3.2%
2019 189,943 -15.4%
2020 106,448 -44.0%
2021 109,631 +3.0%
2022 102,305 -6.7%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 102,305 is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,427, 3.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
  • France's 102,305 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40,466, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where So emissions by world region in million tonnes in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1946 +50.7% 579,948 874,067
2020 -44.0% 189,943 106,448
1944 -34.0% 662,527 437,389
1945 +32.6% 437,389 579,948
1914 -28.9% 943,132 670,854
1940 -28.9% 1.05 million 744,103

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1750s 32,359 32,253 32,462 10
1760s 32,576 32,484 32,665 10
1770s 32,762 32,684 32,837 10
1780s 32,917 32,852 32,978 10
1790s 33,040 32,990 33,087 10
1800s 35,605 33,096 42,413 10
1810s 44,453 43,034 46,208 10
1820s 53,032 47,563 61,351 10
1830s 72,993 60,831 84,727 10
1840s 103,353 84,668 122,938 10
1850s 160,256 120,751 191,316 10
1860s 256,894 206,707 302,722 10
1870s 337,981 275,323 373,813 10
1880s 449,622 416,547 482,670 10
1890s 565,136 522,276 643,658 10
1900s 704,434 627,704 781,853 10
1910s 722,868 591,019 943,132 10
1920s 975,575 739,420 1.13 million 10
1930s 1.05 million 949,315 1.15 million 10
1940s 760,062 437,389 1.11 million 10
1950s 1.30 million 991,385 1.55 million 10
1960s 2.16 million 1.71 million 2.51 million 10
1970s 3.16 million 2.59 million 3.46 million 10
1980s 2.05 million 1.39 million 3.40 million 10
1990s 1.15 million 871,889 1.52 million 10
2000s 608,423 425,312 774,562 10
2010s 275,383 189,943 398,045 10
2020s 106,128 102,305 109,631 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is so emissions by world region in million tonnes in France?
So emissions by world region in million tonnes in France was 102,305 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 million in 1976.
What is the lowest so emissions by world region in million tonnes recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 32,253 in 1750.
How does France rank for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
France ranks 63rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is so emissions by world region in million tonnes rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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So emissions by world region in million tonnes
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Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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