Climate Change in France

1,515 indicators covering climate change for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 6.13 tonnes per person 2023 down 18.3% 49th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 6.13 tonnes per person 2023 down 18.3% 49th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 6.13 tonnes per person 2023 down 18.3% 49th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 6.13 tonnes per person 2023 down 18.3% 49th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 6.13 tonnes per person 2023 down 18.3% 49th
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 50.7% 2023 up 48.0% 29th
CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 137.10 million tonnes 2023 up 11.1% 5th
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 2.06 tonnes per person 2023 up 7.7% 22nd
Natural gas — Energy use in agriculture 7,812 TJ 2023 up 4.1% 10th
Natural gas — Emissions 438.25 kt 2023 up 4.1% 10th
Natural gas — Emissions 0.0391 kt 2023 up 4.3% 10th
Natural gas — Emissions 0.0008 kt 2023 unchanged 10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source 153.88 million tonnes 2024 up 34.3% 11th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from other industry 153.88 million tonnes 2024 up 34.3% 11th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2025 unchanged 32nd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 1,902 2025 up 153.6% 65th
Air emissions - Air pollutants Inventories — Total man-made emissions 34.45 Index 2024 down 27.3% 33rd
Climate hazard statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Projected 15.6 Degrees celsius 2060 up 1.3% 17th
Climate hazard statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Projected 1.8 Degrees celsius 2060 up 12.5% 19th
Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 - Regions — Projected air 15.6 Degrees celsius 2060 up 1.3% 17th
Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 - Regions — Projected air 1.8 Degrees celsius 2060 up 12.5% 19th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 5,876 kt 2023 up 6.2% 5th
Forestland — Area — UNFCCC 26,717 1000 ha 2022 up 1.4% 13th
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy 55.4% 2025 up 8.8% 4th
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy 29.67 terawatt-hours 2025 up 1,359.4% 7th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 29.67 terawatt-hours 2025 up 1,359.4% 7th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy 2.2% 2025 up 1,469.8% 39th
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita 55.4% 2025 up 8.8% 4th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy 1,388 terawatt-hours 2025 down 5.1% 3rd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person 20,830 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 7.6% 6th
Food Processing — Energy Use 5,950 TJ 2023 down 50.1% 12th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita 20.83 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 down 7.6% 5th
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC -37,966 kt 2022 up 41.5% 56th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Export quantity 919.54 t 2023 down 52.2% 20th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases 5,876 kt 2023 up 6.2% 3rd
Share of global annual CO₂ emissions from other industry 0.9% 2024 down 9.9% 12th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from other industry 1.0% 2024 down 4.4% 11th
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.155 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 42.6% 59th
Greenhouse Gas Footprints (GHGFP) 2025 edition: Principal indicators 0.109 Kilogrammes of CO2-equivalent per US dollar 2022 down 48.1% 61st
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 150,677 1000 USD 2024 up 51.7% 4th
Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and other mixtures with calcium 493,328 t 2024 up 57.4% 6th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Other uses 162.81 t 2023 down 98.7% 37th
Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 25,319 TJ 2023 up 49.9% 7th
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 25,319 TJ 2023 up 49.9% 7th
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 171.06 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 down 1.6% 22nd
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 7.78 2023 up 566.7% 20th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 5,172 2023 up 580.5% 6th
Number of deaths due to disaster 5,172 2023 up 580.5% 6th
Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC 553.53 1000 ha 2022 up 4.7% 7th
Air transport emissions 1,223 Tonnes 2024 up 35.6% 6th
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 9,396 kt 2022 down 14.3% 11th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC 71,604 kt 2020 down 6.4% 15th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC 1,487 kt 2020 down 6.0% 15th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC 41,626 kt 2020 down 6.0% 15th
Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity 66.86 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 2023 down 16.8% 34th
Food Retail — Energy Use 11,713 TJ 2023 up 22.2% 9th
Number of people affected by disaster 107,273 2023 up 2,356.4% 32nd
Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 161.46 2023 up 2,306.5% 63rd
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC 106.11 kt 2020 down 7.0% 12th
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC 28,120 kt 2020 down 7.0% 12th