🇫🇷 France’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Population 66.55 Million, Europe.

Key Messages

• Emissions: France emitted around 345 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.6% of the global total.
• Per person: This was around 5.2 tonnes per person per year, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 2.62% a year over the ten years to 2024, slower than the 4% yearly decline the world needs to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ made up around 70% of emissions, methane 18%, nitrous oxide 9.5% and F-gases 2.1%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, France’s emissions have produced around 53,700 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 1.37% of the global total, or around 6.6 tonnes per person per year, rated high.