Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in France
France: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -38.85 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in France, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
France recorded -38.85 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in France peaked at -28.45 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, -58.65 Mt CO2e, in 2004.
That places France 158th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in France, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -28.45 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -42.33 Mt CO2e | +48.8% |
| 2002 | -52.11 Mt CO2e | +23.1% |
| 2003 | -56.92 Mt CO2e | +9.2% |
| 2004 | -58.65 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2005 | -57.78 Mt CO2e | -1.5% |
| 2006 | -57.13 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 2007 | -52.79 Mt CO2e | -7.6% |
| 2008 | -51.66 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2009 | -39.99 Mt CO2e | -22.6% |
| 2010 | -42.01 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 2011 | -43.18 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2012 | -46.34 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 2013 | -52.18 Mt CO2e | +12.6% |
| 2014 | -44.67 Mt CO2e | -14.4% |
| 2015 | -41.51 Mt CO2e | -7.1% |
| 2016 | -37.67 Mt CO2e | -9.3% |
| 2017 | -29.85 Mt CO2e | -20.8% |
| 2018 | -39.81 Mt CO2e | +33.4% |
| 2019 | -36.6 Mt CO2e | -8.1% |
| 2020 | -39.21 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 2021 | -36.43 Mt CO2e | -7.1% |
| 2022 | -35.6 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2023 | -38.85 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -49.78 Mt CO2e | -58.65 Mt CO2e | -28.45 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -41.38 Mt CO2e | -52.18 Mt CO2e | -29.85 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -37.52 Mt CO2e | -39.21 Mt CO2e | -35.6 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in France?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in France was -38.85 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was -28.45 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.65 Mt CO2e in 2004.
- How does France rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- France ranks 158th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.