France vs Ireland
France vs Ireland: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 4 tonnes in France and 6.04 tonnes in Ireland, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ireland, by 2.03 tonnes, or 1.51 times that in France.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher since 1982, when it overtook France.
- In 2024, France ranked 69 and Ireland ranked 40 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 | Ireland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 6.04 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 4.16 | 6.19 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 4.51 | 6.85 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.67 | 7.12 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 4.25 | 6.81 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.79 | 7.31 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.89 | 7.76 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 5.06 | 7.93 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 5.02 | 8.3 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.99 | 8.01 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.93 | 7.76 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 5.46 | 7.86 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 5.56 | 8.18 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 5.57 | 8.11 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 5.8 | 8.97 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 5.72 | 9.08 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.94 | 10.31 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 6.09 | 10.67 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.24 | 11.16 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.45 | 11.32 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.47 | 11.05 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 6.5 | 11.13 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 6.46 | 11.44 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 6.6 | 11.91 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 6.58 | 11.52 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 6.68 | 10.98 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 6.81 | 10.72 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 6.47 | 10.17 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 6.63 | 9.93 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 6.41 | 9.64 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 6.28 | 9.53 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 6.38 | 9.23 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.74 | 9.21 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7 | 9.3 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.61 | 9.2 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.73 | 8.91 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 6.52 | 8.58 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.56 | 8.79 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.71 | 8.35 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.96 | 8.08 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 7.18 | 7.64 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.42 | 7.68 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.8 | 7.85 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.21 | 8.01 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 9.17 | 8.17 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 9.62 | 8.6 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 9.52 | 7.41 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 9.24 | 7.58 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 9.62 | 7.19 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 8.82 | 7.12 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 9.62 | 7.7 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 10.03 | 7.24 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 9.42 | 7.5 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 9.17 | 7.74 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 9.02 | 6.99 | 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 Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Ireland: 96% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Ireland: 5.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Ireland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Ireland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025