# France’s carbon footprint edged down in 2025

> Insee estimated emissions from French resident units at 398 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent and the country’s consumption footprint at 571 million tonnes.

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- Country: France
- Published: 2026-10-15T08:58:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-15T08:58:13+00:00
- Event / data period: 2025
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In its 2025 account published on 13 October, Insee put greenhouse-gas emissions from French resident units at 398 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent (Mt CO₂e), or 5.8 tonnes per person. The carbon footprint linked to final demand was estimated at 571 Mt CO₂e, or 8.3 tonnes per person.

Emissions fell 1.7% year on year, while the footprint declined only 0.6%. The footprint included 296 Mt associated with imports, equal to 52% of the total. Insee marks the 2025 figures as provisional; resident-unit emissions cover production and household activity, while the footprint measures emissions associated with final demand in France.

## Data

### Greenhouse-gas figures

Provisional 2025 estimates for France; unit is million tonnes of CO₂ equivalent.

Methodology: Values are provisional 2025 totals published by Insee. Emissions from resident units and the carbon footprint of final demand have different scopes; no per-capita or change rate is calculated in this block.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French resident-unit greenhouse-gas emissions | 398 | million tonnes | 2025 | estimate |
| Carbon footprint linked to French final demand | 571 | million tonnes | 2025 | estimate |

Sources: <https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/9074153> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-2025-emissions-and-carbon-footprint-nearly-flat/data/emissions-and-footprint?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-2025-emissions-and-carbon-footprint-nearly-flat/data/emissions-and-footprint?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Insee](<https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/9074153>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-13)

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