Greenhouse gas emissions per person in France

Name: Greenhouse gas emissions per person in France
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Greenhouse gas emissions in France were 5.3 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (Eurostat) Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

France, 2024 5.3 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person

Change from 2023 −3.6% 2023: 5.5 t CO2e per person

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 6.7 t CO2e per person Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2024 25th of 31 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in France over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (Eurostat) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period	France
2024	5.3 t CO2e per person
2023	5.5 t CO2e per person
2022	5.9 t CO2e per person
2021	6.2 t CO2e per person
2020	5.9 t CO2e per person
2019	6.5 t CO2e per person
2018	6.7 t CO2e per person
2017	7.0 t CO2e per person
2016	7.0 t CO2e per person
2015	6.9 t CO2e per person
2014	6.9 t CO2e per person
2013	7.5 t CO2e per person
2012	7.5 t CO2e per person
2011	7.5 t CO2e per person
2010	7.9 t CO2e per person
2009	7.9 t CO2e per person
2008	8.3 t CO2e per person
2007	8.4 t CO2e per person
2006	8.6 t CO2e per person
2005	8.8 t CO2e per person
2004	8.9 t CO2e per person
2003	8.9 t CO2e per person
2002	8.9 t CO2e per person
2001	9.1 t CO2e per person
2000	9.1 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −3.6% from 5.5 t CO2e per person in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 6.9 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −23.2%.
Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, France has the 25th highest value.

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Total greenhouse gas emissions 367.0 Mt CO2e 2024 · Eurostat Greenhouse gas emissions per person 5.5 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank Temperature change 2.31e °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.72e t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 378.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 4.00 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: sdg_13_10 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A src_crf=TOTX4_MEMO unit=T_HAB
Observation period: 1990 to 2024 for France
Provider update: 22 April 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How France compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 31 countries with a value for 2024.

22 Italy 6.2 t CO2e per person
23 Hungary 5.6 t CO2e per person
24 Spain 5.5 t CO2e per person
25 France 5.3 t CO2e per person
26 Latvia 5.2 t CO2e per person
27 Romania 5.0 t CO2e per person
28 Portugal 4.8 t CO2e per person

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What this measures

Net greenhouse gas emissions reported under the UN climate convention, excluding land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), divided by population. Includes international aviation; gases are weighted by their global warming potential.

Population covered: Total population

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