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China vs France: Environment

This page compares China and France across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator China France Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 150.26 126.86 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.53 0.82 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.35 1.26 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.88 2.08 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 94.00 19.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 207.00 75.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 78.00 13.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 713.00 65.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 15.60 28.80 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 14.70 36.70 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 9.32 4.00 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 15,536.12 378.12 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 11.03 5.52 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 1,485.34 66.98 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 195.67 18.44 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 43.72 -19.96 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1,396.17 19.13 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 13,124.73 274.45 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 38.52 2.47 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 423.62 30.15 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 31.69 1.85 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 62.71 -43.04 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 318.45 -28.78 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 249.49 23.10 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 498.98 42.25 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 443.63 -28.71 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.71 0.10 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 34.81 9.60 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.31 1.20 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 32.75 2.45 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 928.70 119.18 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 100.00 78.21 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.14 0.19 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.54 0.19 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 6,577.95 22.11 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 64.79 0.24 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 23.15 1.14 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.73 0.13 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 586.64 56.34 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2,793.02 37.11 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.90 0.10 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 736.76 3.31 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 821.58 16.88 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.93 0.01 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) -1,346.50 -38.85 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.