CO₂ emissions per capita: France
3.969368 tonnes per person in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 217 years from 1802 to 2024 are below.
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (tonnes per person) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.969368 |
| 2023 | 4.067842 |
| 2022 | 4.4555726 |
| 2021 | 4.649748 |
| 2020 | 4.271517 |
| 2019 | 4.812466 |
| 2018 | 4.93138 |
| 2017 | 5.182955 |
| 2016 | 5.1545954 |
| 2015 | 5.116293 |
| 2014 | 5.067184 |
| 2013 | 5.591334 |
| 2012 | 5.59021 |
| 2011 | 5.572035 |
| 2010 | 5.945996 |
| 2009 | 5.8853593 |
| 2008 | 6.2088747 |
| 2007 | 6.3502436 |
| 2006 | 6.5539103 |
| 2005 | 6.756068 |
| 2004 | 6.7686367 |
| 2003 | 6.799168 |
| 2002 | 6.746978 |
| 2001 | 6.8707247 |
| 2000 | 6.849684 |
| 1999 | 6.9912124 |
| 1998 | 7.049427 |
| 1997 | 6.76169 |
| 1996 | 6.909002 |
| 1995 | 6.6496673 |
| 1994 | 6.5845513 |
| 1993 | 6.728049 |
| 1992 | 7.096411 |
| 1991 | 7.3180947 |
| 1990 | 6.9293327 |
| 1989 | 7.0824494 |
| 1988 | 6.8770137 |
| 1987 | 6.9606786 |
| 1986 | 7.0466685 |
| 1985 | 7.3521323 |
| 1984 | 7.515064 |
| 1983 | 7.7617745 |
| 1982 | 8.123415 |
| 1981 | 8.526336 |
| 1980 | 9.538364 |
| 1979 | 9.989639 |
| 1978 | 9.969789 |
| 1977 | 9.610839 |
| 1976 | 9.958093 |
| 1975 | 9.214351 |
| 1974 | 9.9940815 |
| 1973 | 10.403053 |
| 1972 | 10.002982 |
| 1971 | 9.690313 |
| 1970 | 9.130455 |
| 1969 | 8.868538 |
| 1968 | 8.431216 |
| 1967 | 8.215699 |
| 1966 | 7.7836466 |
| 1965 | 7.5009995 |
| 1964 | 7.685866 |
| 1963 | 7.1191435 |
| 1962 | 7.0859485 |
| 1961 | 6.784725 |
| 1960 | 6.4270477 |
| 1959 | 5.7073174 |
| 1958 | 5.8585806 |
| 1957 | 6.1701612 |
| 1956 | 6.0286164 |
| 1955 | 5.421132 |
| 1954 | 5.1881204 |
| 1953 | 4.968364 |
| 1952 | 5.311264 |
| 1951 | 5.4081116 |
| 1950 | 4.833711 |
| 1949 | 5.5062785 |
| 1948 | 4.7462525 |
| 1947 | 4.4513903 |
| 1946 | 4.0204406 |
| 1945 | 2.616853 |
| 1944 | 1.9602842 |
| 1943 | 3.0806637 |
| 1942 | 3.0239975 |
| 1941 | 2.9683535 |
| 1940 | 3.4146125 |
| 1939 | 4.8274617 |
| 1938 | 5.0033183 |
| 1937 | 5.389734 |
| 1936 | 4.8966165 |
| 1935 | 4.8225775 |
| 1934 | 4.962797 |
| 1933 | 4.907161 |
| 1932 | 4.712864 |
| 1931 | 5.345493 |
| 1930 | 5.850423 |
| 1929 | 5.7868476 |
| 1928 | 5.25259 |
| 1927 | 5.3222127 |
| 1926 | 5.3742137 |
| 1925 | 5.411551 |
| 1924 | 5.263511 |
| 1923 | 4.722255 |
| 1922 | 4.210048 |
| 1921 | 3.5732992 |
| 1920 | 3.9392464 |
| 1919 | 3.0121102 |
| 1918 | 2.8037887 |
| 1917 | 3.1264672 |
| 1916 | 2.8037076 |
| 1915 | 2.6233315 |
| 1914 | 2.9899921 |
| 1913 | 4.297789 |
| 1912 | 3.9597802 |
| 1911 | 3.900818 |
| 1910 | 3.7331283 |
| 1909 | 3.7144277 |
| 1908 | 3.630096 |
| 1907 | 3.6069126 |
| 1906 | 3.3874516 |
| 1905 | 3.1646204 |
| 1904 | 3.1330132 |
| 1903 | 3.2201838 |
| 1902 | 2.9330056 |
| 1901 | 3.1198537 |
| 1900 | 3.2303777 |
| 1899 | 3.0096476 |
| 1898 | 2.8815835 |
| 1897 | 2.7900133 |
| 1896 | 2.6682394 |
| 1895 | 2.583201 |
| 1894 | 2.564161 |
| 1893 | 2.4268293 |
| 1892 | 2.4748344 |
| 1891 | 2.474684 |
| 1890 | 2.474375 |
| 1889 | 2.2501442 |
| 1888 | 2.2001383 |
| 1887 | 2.119315 |
| 1886 | 2.016362 |
| 1885 | 2.0371127 |
| 1884 | 2.1234424 |
| 1883 | 2.215497 |
| 1882 | 2.1170962 |
| 1881 | 2.009875 |
| 1880 | 1.9661164 |
| 1879 | 1.7456038 |
| 1878 | 1.6892104 |
| 1877 | 1.6577271 |
| 1876 | 1.6970373 |
| 1875 | 1.6966279 |
| 1874 | 1.6306893 |
| 1873 | 1.71633 |
| 1872 | 1.5900015 |
| 1871 | 1.3137927 |
| 1870 | 1.3234235 |
| 1869 | 1.4943383 |
| 1868 | 1.4608666 |
| 1867 | 1.431795 |
| 1866 | 1.4167037 |
| 1865 | 1.3076444 |
| 1864 | 1.2454354 |
| 1863 | 1.1783826 |
| 1862 | 1.1638623 |
| 1861 | 1.1057359 |
| 1860 | 1.0249465 |
| 1859 | 0.9428659 |
| 1858 | 0.9344241 |
| 1857 | 0.9551182 |
| 1856 | 0.9397137 |
| 1855 | 0.8994212 |
| 1854 | 0.79631627 |
| 1853 | 0.6923327 |
| 1852 | 0.59067684 |
| 1851 | 0.5501596 |
| 1850 | 0.5401483 |
| 1849 | 0.48037285 |
| 1848 | 0.4628796 |
| 1847 | 0.5803729 |
| 1846 | 0.5180938 |
| 1845 | 0.50076497 |
| 1844 | 0.43019587 |
| 1843 | 0.411831 |
| 1842 | 0.41288608 |
| 1841 | 0.39443934 |
| 1840 | 0.3381736 |
| 1839 | 0.33313882 |
| 1838 | 0.3432477 |
| 1837 | 0.3298498 |
| 1836 | 0.31054175 |
| 1835 | 0.2715916 |
| 1834 | 0.26293486 |
| 1833 | 0.21459202 |
| 1832 | 0.19870651 |
| 1831 | 0.1809741 |
| 1830 | 0.19692379 |
| 1829 | 0.18364692 |
| 1828 | 0.18988127 |
| 1827 | 0.18088658 |
| 1826 | 0.12594925 |
| 1825 | 0.122663274 |
| 1824 | 0.10972901 |
| 1823 | 0.09950061 |
| 1822 | 0.100134835 |
| 1821 | 0.095714025 |
| 1820 | 0.09271228 |
| 1819 | 0.082100935 |
| 1818 | 0.07678174 |
| 1817 | 0.086080305 |
| 1816 | 0.08116601 |
| 1815 | 0.076333165 |
| 1814 | 0.06846539 |
| 1813 | 0.06727743 |
| 1812 | 0.07308623 |
| 1811 | 0.067903295 |
| 1810 | 0.070469946 |
| 1804 | 0.07393558 |
| 1802 | 0.076622 |