France vs Germany: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 138.04 Mt CO2e against 119.17 Mt CO2e in France, a difference of 18.87 Mt CO2e.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times France's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 13th and Germany ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.25 Mt CO2e | 108.24 Mt CO2e | 34.99 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1980s | 95.92 Mt CO2e | 133.99 Mt CO2e | 38.07 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 1990s | 121.9 Mt CO2e | 167.61 Mt CO2e | 45.71 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2000s | 130.62 Mt CO2e | 159.16 Mt CO2e | 28.54 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2010s | 126.39 Mt CO2e | 155.33 Mt CO2e | 28.94 Mt CO2e | Germany |
| 2020s | 117.29 Mt CO2e | 139.59 Mt CO2e | 22.3 Mt CO2e | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy), France or Germany?
- Germany, at 138.04 Mt CO2e against 119.17 Mt CO2e in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy) between France and Germany?
- 18.87 Mt CO2e, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from transport (energy)?
- France ranks 13th and Germany ranks 11th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).