China vs France
China vs France: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 9.32 tonnes in China and 4 tonnes in France, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 5.31 tonnes, or 2.33 times that in France.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 2009, when it overtook France.
- In 2024, China ranked 21 and France ranked 69 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | China | France | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.32 | 4 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 9.23 | 4.16 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.87 | 4.51 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.89 | 4.67 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 8.48 | 4.25 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.39 | 4.79 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.22 | 4.89 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 7.88 | 5.06 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.76 | 5.02 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 7.79 | 4.99 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 7.93 | 4.93 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 7.89 | 5.46 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 7.58 | 5.56 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 7.4 | 5.57 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 6.81 | 5.8 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 6.25 | 5.72 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.85 | 5.94 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.71 | 6.09 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 5.28 | 6.24 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 4.78 | 6.45 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 4.24 | 6.47 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 3.71 | 6.5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.23 | 6.46 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.01 | 6.6 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.89 | 6.58 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.75 | 6.68 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.84 | 6.81 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.79 | 6.47 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 2.74 | 6.63 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.79 | 6.41 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.56 | 6.28 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.45 | 6.38 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.29 | 6.74 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.22 | 7 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.13 | 6.61 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 2.12 | 6.73 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 2.08 | 6.52 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.97 | 6.56 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.87 | 6.71 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.79 | 6.96 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.79 | 7.18 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.67 | 7.42 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.61 | 7.8 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.56 | 8.21 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.6 | 9.17 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.65 | 9.62 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.63 | 9.52 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.47 | 9.24 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.32 | 9.62 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 1.29 | 8.82 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 1.15 | 9.62 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 1.15 | 10.03 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.13 | 9.42 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.09 | 9.17 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.11 | 9.02 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
China vs France
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023France: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024France: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023France: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017France: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017France: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023France: 66.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023France: 0.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023France: 1.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025France: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023France: 41.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023France: 21.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023France: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025France: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025France: $64.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025France: $1,021 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025France: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020France: 304,000 people in 2020
- National powerChina: 23.41% of world capability in 2022France: 1.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020France: 1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025France: 236 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025France: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025