Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in France
France: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -20.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in France, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France is -20.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France peaked at -0.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -20.0%, in 2024.
That places France 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.6% | -5.7% | -0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -5.4% | -7.5% | -2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.3% | -13.6% | -6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -17.8% | -20.0% | -15.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 167 Denmark -16.7% compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda -18.5% compare
- 169 Bosnia and Herzegovina -18.8% compare
- 171 Barbados -20.4% compare
- 172 Cuba -20.6% compare
- 173 New Caledonia -20.7% compare
More environment data for France
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 119.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 22.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 274.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 189,039 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 23.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 480,653 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 669,692 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France was -20.0% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.0% in 2024.
- How does France rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- France ranks 170th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.