Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in France

France: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC was 0.0846 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0846 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
29th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1201 units per square kilometre
in 1976
All-time low
0.0846 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in France, 1961–2019

00.0250.050.0750.10.125196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

France recorded 0.0846 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in France peaked at 0.1201 units per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0846 units per square kilometre, in 2019.

France ranks 29th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC in France, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre in France, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.1038 units per square kilometre
1962 0.1071 units per square kilometre +3.2%
1963 0.1051 units per square kilometre -1.9%
1964 0.1038 units per square kilometre -1.2%
1965 0.105 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1966 0.1063 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1967 0.1092 units per square kilometre +2.7%
1968 0.1111 units per square kilometre +1.8%
1969 0.1099 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1970 0.1105 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1971 0.1111 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1972 0.1115 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1973 0.1146 units per square kilometre +2.8%
1974 0.1188 units per square kilometre +3.6%
1975 0.12 units per square kilometre +1.0%
1976 0.1201 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1977 0.1192 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1978 0.1191 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1979 0.1197 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1980 0.1195 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1981 0.119 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1982 0.1184 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1983 0.1188 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1984 0.1188 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1985 0.116 units per square kilometre -2.4%
1986 0.1149 units per square kilometre -0.9%
1987 0.1093 units per square kilometre -4.9%
1988 0.1054 units per square kilometre -3.5%
1989 0.1047 units per square kilometre -0.7%
1990 0.1047 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1991 0.1018 units per square kilometre -2.8%
1992 0.0995 units per square kilometre -2.3%
1993 0.0984 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1994 0.0984 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0983 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1996 0.098 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1997 0.0965 units per square kilometre -1.4%
1998 0.0958 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1999 0.0956 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2000 0.1 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2001 0.0998 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2002 0.0972 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2003 0.0942 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2004 0.093 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2005 0.0923 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2006 0.0921 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2007 0.0932 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2008 0.0936 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2009 0.0923 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2010 0.0912 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2011 0.0892 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2012 0.0886 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2013 0.0889 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2014 0.0892 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2015 0.0894 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2016 0.089 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2017 0.0875 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2018 0.0865 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2019 0.0846 units per square kilometre -2.1%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.0846 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0211 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.0846 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0316 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1068 units per square kilometre 0.1038 units per square kilometre 0.1111 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.1165 units per square kilometre 0.1105 units per square kilometre 0.1201 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.1145 units per square kilometre 0.1047 units per square kilometre 0.1195 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0987 units per square kilometre 0.0956 units per square kilometre 0.1047 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0948 units per square kilometre 0.0921 units per square kilometre 0.1 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0884 units per square kilometre 0.0846 units per square kilometre 0.0912 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 26 Gambia 0.1011 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 27 Uganda 0.0985 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 28 Tonga 0.0895 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 30 Rwanda 0.0803 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 31 Italy 0.0796 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 32 Cuba 0.078 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in France?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc in France was 0.0846 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.1201 units per square kilometre in 1976.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0846 units per square kilometre in 2019.
How does France rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc?
France ranks 29th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - ipcc rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 10,733 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.