Environment · Données Ecolab/ADEME · 3 millésimes disponibles (2016, 2018, 2021). Pas de série annuelle continue. Valeurs en MtCO₂e.
GHG by sector: transport and agriculture lead French emissions
Quels secteurs émettent le plus en France ? Voici la répartition régionale et nationale des émissions de gaz à effet de serre pour 2016, 2018 et 2021.
National view: 2008-2025 trajectory
Émissions GES nationales par secteur (Mt CO₂e)
Data details
National total 2021
419 Mt CO₂e
Sum of 7 sectors, all regions combined
Top emitting sector
Transports
139 Mt CO₂e in 2021
Change 2016→2021
-9.1 %
Change in total across all regions (Ecolab data)
France vs EU27 (per capita)
FR 7.5 · UE27 8.0 tCO₂e/hab
EEA 2022 estimate (external source, outside scope of this dataset)
Key facts
- Total national 2021 : 419 Mt CO₂e (secteur le plus émetteur : Transports avec 138 Mt CO₂e).
- Évolution 2016→2021 : -9.1 % (données Ecolab / ADEME par région).
- Comparaison internationale : la France émet environ 7.5 tCO₂e/hab vs 8.0 tCO₂e/hab pour la moyenne UE27 (EEA 2022).
- Les transports et l'agriculture représentent ensemble plus de 50 % des émissions nationales : les deux secteurs les plus difficiles à décarboner structurellement.
France's GHG emissions by sector: where do we stand?
France's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are tracked annually by sector and territory via the Ecolab platform (ADEME). This regional dataset provides a sectoral view of emissions for 2016, 2018 and 2021.
Transport · Transport
Transport
"France's leading emitting sector"
Transport is the largest source of national emissions, representing over 30% of the total in 2021.
Personal vehicles are the main driver, ahead of road freight.
Agriculture · Agriculture
Agriculture
"Second sector, stable emissions"
Agriculture is the second largest emitting sector, at around 20% of the national total.
Its emissions are structurally hard to reduce (enteric methane, nitrous oxide from soils), making it a key challenge for the transition.
Why multiple series?
Why such regional differences? Economic structure drives emissions: farming regions (Bretagne, Hauts-de-France) carry heavy agricultural loads; industrial regions (Grand Est, Hauts-de-France) emit more via industry; Île-de-France leads in transport emissions.
Analogy: the national GHG balance is like a household budget. Transport is the biggest line item: hard to cut without changing your car. Industry and agriculture are structural, while residential and services are most amenable to renovation-driven reductions.
What this is not
- This dataset covers only 2016, 2018 and 2021 (no continuous annual series).
- It does not allow trajectory calculation from 1990 or 2005 (separate CITEPA inventory data).
- The France/EU27 comparison uses an external EEA 2022 estimate, not this dataset.
Emissions by sector in 2021 (Mt CO₂e)
GHG emissions by region in 2021 (Mt CO₂e)
What these figures do not show
Ce jeu de données Ecolab couvre 2016, 2018 et 2021 uniquement : pas de série annuelle continue. Pour la trajectoire historique depuis 1990, se référer à l'inventaire national CITEPA. La comparaison France/UE27 per capita est une estimation externe (EEA 2022).
Sources
Émissions de GES annuelles par secteur – régionADEME / Ecolab · 2026-05-28