France vs Greece
France vs Greece: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 4 tonnes in France and 5.05 tonnes in Greece, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.04 tonnes, or 1.26 times that in France.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 1987, when it overtook France.
- In 2024, France ranked 69 and Greece ranked 52 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | France | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5.05 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.16 | 4.92 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.51 | 5.28 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.67 | 5.08 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.25 | 4.89 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.79 | 5.74 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.89 | 6.2 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 5.06 | 6.36 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 5.02 | 6.33 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.99 | 6.42 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.93 | 6.52 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 5.46 | 6.74 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 5.56 | 7.38 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 5.57 | 7.76 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 5.8 | 8.01 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 5.72 | 8.66 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.94 | 9.19 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 6.09 | 9.6 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.24 | 9.29 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.45 | 9.43 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.47 | 9.27 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.5 | 9.32 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.46 | 9 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 6.6 | 9.03 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 6.58 | 8.89 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 6.68 | 8.26 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 6.81 | 8.27 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 6.47 | 7.99 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 6.63 | 7.94 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 6.41 | 7.98 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 6.28 | 7.73 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 6.38 | 7.61 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.74 | 7.7 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7 | 7.55 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.61 | 7.64 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.73 | 7.58 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 6.52 | 7.15 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.56 | 6.72 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.71 | 6.23 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.96 | 6.29 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 7.18 | 5.97 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.42 | 5.86 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.8 | 5.54 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.21 | 5.46 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 9.17 | 5.54 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 9.62 | 5.58 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 9.52 | 5.34 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 9.24 | 5.13 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 9.62 | 4.96 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 8.82 | 4.49 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 9.62 | 4.31 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 10.03 | 4.41 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 9.42 | 4.14 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 9.17 | 3.4 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 9.02 | 3.29 | 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
France vs Greece
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Greece: 81.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Greece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Greece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Greece: 98.9% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Greece: 4.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Greece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Greece: 10.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Greece: -2.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Greece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Greece: 79.2% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Greece: 45.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Greece: 23.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Greece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Greece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Greece: $7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Greece: $842 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Greece: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Greece: 147,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Greece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Greece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Greece: 574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Greece: 2 million TIV in 2025