France CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did France emit in 2008?
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France emitted 389.43 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 1.22% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of France in 2008?
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In 2008, France emitted 6.31 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 61721004.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 389.43 million tonnes emitted by France in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
223.3 |
3.62 |
| Gas |
91.93 |
1.49 |
| Coal |
56.11 |
0.91 |
| Cement |
8.88 |
0.14 |
| Flaring |
4.8 |
0.08 |
See how France compares to other countries in 2008 rankings.