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France Annual CO2 Emissions

France's annual CO2 emissions fell to 272.48 million tonnes in 2023, down from 293.5 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents a decrease of 7.2% (21.03 million) from the previous year. France has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (272.48 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Europe, France is higher (272.48 million vs regional median 35.26 million) and ranks 7th out of 44 countries in Europe.

Yearly Historical Data (1802-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 272.48
2022 293.5
2021 305.61
2020 280.49
2019 315.02
2018 321.94
2017 337.1
2016 334.2
2015 331.49
2014 326.84
2013 358.7
2012 356.44
2011 354.37
2010 376.46
2009 370.88
2008 389.09
2007 396.01
2006 406.16
2005 415.8
2004 413.38
2003 411.96
2002 405.95
2001 410.45
2000 406.14
1999 412.02
1998 413.26
1997 394.85
1996 402.16
1995 385.81
1994 380.79
1993 387.7
1992 407.32
1991 417.86
1990 393.72
1989 400.33
1988 386.51
1987 388.85
1986 391.45
1985 406.31
1984 413.17
1983 424.46
1982 441.56
1981 460.49
1980 512.22
1979 533.25
1978 529.91
1977 508.12
1976 524.45
1975 483.27
1974 521.91
1973 539.77
1972 514.99
1971 494.43
1970 461.34
1969 444.28
1968 419.07
1967 405.5
1966 381.14
1965 364.23
1964 369.54
1963 338.58
1962 333.48
1961 316.22
1960 296.6
1959 261.89
1958 266.15
1957 277.5
1956 268.5
1955 238.98
1954 226.35
1953 214.55
1952 226.99
1951 228.73
1950 202.28
1949 229.05
1948 196.5
1947 183.62
1946 165.25
1945 107.17
1944 79.99
1943 125.25
1942 122.5
1941 119.93
1940 137.74
1939 194.62
1938 201.8
1937 217.71
1936 198.08
1935 195.37
1934 201.35
1933 199.39
1932 191.78
1931 217.49
1930 237.63
1929 234.28
1928 211.62
1927 213.04
1926 213.73
1925 213.83
1924 206.63
1923 184.19
1922 163.15
1921 137.91
1920 151.78
1919 116.14
1918 108.45
1917 121.6
1916 109.69
1915 103.23
1914 118.35
1913 171.11
1912 158.58
1911 156.91
1910 150.61
1909 150.1
1908 146.71
1907 145.6
1906 136.57
1905 127.43
1904 126
1903 129.34
1902 117.66
1901 125
1900 129.28
1899 120.3
1898 115.05
1897 111.26
1896 106.28
1895 102.78
1894 101.9
1893 96.33
1892 98.12
1891 97.98
1890 97.82
1889 88.8
1888 86.65
1887 83.29
1886 79.07
1885 79.71
1884 82.91
1883 86.32
1882 82.31
1881 77.98
1880 76.15
1879 67.5
1878 65.22
1877 63.93
1876 65.36
1875 65.26
1874 62.64
1873 65.85
1872 60.92
1871 50.26
1870 50.54
1869 56.94
1868 55.53
1867 54.28
1866 53.56
1865 49.3
1864 46.83
1863 44.19
1862 43.52
1861 41.24
1860 38.13
1859 34.99
1858 34.6
1857 35.28
1856 34.63
1855 33.07
1854 29.21
1853 25.34
1852 21.57
1851 20.04
1850 19.62
1849 17.39
1848 16.69
1847 20.84
1846 18.53
1845 17.84
1844 15.26
1843 14.55
1842 14.53
1841 13.82
1840 11.8
1839 11.57
1838 11.87
1837 11.35
1836 10.64
1835 9.26
1834 8.92
1833 7.25
1832 6.68
1831 6.05
1830 6.55
1829 6.07
1828 6.24
1827 5.91
1826 4.09
1825 3.96
1824 3.52
1823 3.17
1822 3.17
1821 3.01
1820 2.9
1819 2.56
1818 2.38
1817 2.66
1816 2.5
1815 2.34
1814 2.09
1813 2.05
1812 2.22
1811 2.05
1810 2.12
1804 2.18
1802 2.24
France Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in France.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 51.69% 52.1% 2022
Forest Area (%) 31.81% 31.66% 2022