France vs Germany: Environment

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

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Indicator	France	Germany	Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)	126.86	238.35	Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	0.82	0.81	Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	1.26	1.18	Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	2.08	1.99	Compare →
Bird species, threatened	19.00	12.00	Compare →
Fish species, threatened	75.00	34.00	Compare →
Mammal species, threatened	13.00	7.00	Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened	65.00	51.00	Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)	28.80	39.20	Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)	36.70	40.00	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)	4.00	6.94	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	378.12	674.36	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)	5.52	8.07	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	66.98	55.51	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)	18.44	8.10	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-19.96	-61.14	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)	19.13	39.70	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	274.45	579.94	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)	2.47	4.36	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	30.15	30.05	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)	1.85	2.25	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-43.04	-54.47	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-28.78	-45.42	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)	23.10	19.46	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)	42.25	33.97	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-28.71	-42.73	Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)	0.10	0.16	Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)	9.60	10.29	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	1.20	1.04	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	2.45	2.87	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	119.18	138.04	Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)	78.21	89.17	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.19	0.39	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.19	0.20	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	22.11	171.40	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.24	1.32	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	1.14	1.31	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.13	0.28	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	56.34	118.92	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	37.11	84.70	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.10	0.22	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	3.31	9.52	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	16.88	26.55	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.01	0.02	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e)	-38.85	59.89	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.