Germany and France
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry, 2022. Ranks are among 164 countries.
Germany emitted 1.8 times as much CO2 per person as France in 2022. Germany emitted 2.3 times as much CO2 in total as France.
| Measure | Germany | France |
|---|---|---|
| Totalmillion tonnes | 6688th of 164 | 29521st of 164 |
| Per persontonnes | 7.9428th of 164 | 4.4657th of 164 |
| Per unit of GDPkg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP) | 0.17198th of 164 | 0.111141st of 164 |
Per person over time
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry per person, 1950 to 2024. Germany: 7.31 tonnes per person in 1950, 6.77 in 2024, with a high of 14.3 in 1979. France: 4.83 tonnes per person in 1950, 3.97 in 2024, with a high of 10.4 in 1973.
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| Year | Germany, tonnes | France, tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.31 | 4.83 |
| 1955 | 10.3 | 5.42 |
| 1960 | 11.2 | 6.43 |
| 1965 | 12.6 | 7.50 |
| 1970 | 13.1 | 9.13 |
| 1975 | 12.7 | 9.21 |
| 1980 | 14.0 | 9.54 |
| 1985 | 13.4 | 7.35 |
| 1990 | 13.2 | 6.93 |
| 1995 | 11.5 | 6.65 |
| 2000 | 11.0 | 6.85 |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 6.76 |
| 2010 | 10.2 | 5.95 |
| 2015 | 9.76 | 5.12 |
| 2020 | 7.74 | 4.27 |
| 2024 | 6.77 | 3.97 |
Sources
- Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (owid-co2-data.csv): countries from 1950. Our World in Data, CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions), based on the Global Carbon Budget (2025), the Maddison Project Database 2023 (Bolt and van Zanden) and OWID's population series. Retrieved 16 October 2026. Terms. Trimmed from the published file.
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