United Kingdom and France
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry, 2022. Ranks are among 164 countries.
The United Kingdom and France emitted about the same CO2 per person in 2022. The United Kingdom emitted 1.1 times as much CO2 in total as France.
| Measure | United Kingdom | France |
|---|---|---|
| Totalmillion tonnes | 31120th of 164 | 29521st of 164 |
| Per persontonnes | 4.5655th of 164 | 4.4657th of 164 |
| Per unit of GDPkg per international dollar (2011 prices, PPP) | 0.119135th of 164 | 0.111141st of 164 |
Per person over time
CO2 from fossil fuels and industry per person, 1950 to 2024. United Kingdom: 9.96 tonnes per person in 1950, 4.53 in 2024, with a high of 11.8 in 1971. 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 | United Kingdom, tonnes | France, tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.96 | 4.83 |
| 1955 | 11.3 | 5.42 |
| 1960 | 11.1 | 6.43 |
| 1965 | 11.4 | 7.50 |
| 1970 | 11.7 | 9.13 |
| 1975 | 10.7 | 9.21 |
| 1980 | 10.3 | 9.54 |
| 1985 | 9.89 | 7.35 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | 6.93 |
| 1995 | 9.74 | 6.65 |
| 2000 | 9.64 | 6.85 |
| 2005 | 9.41 | 6.76 |
| 2010 | 8.12 | 5.95 |
| 2015 | 6.46 | 5.12 |
| 2020 | 4.84 | 4.27 |
| 2024 | 4.53 | 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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