Average new passenger cars emissions in France 2018-2020
French manufacturing and construction industries' carbon dioxide emission levels amounted to approximately 41.6 million metric tons, the third largest emission level in the European Union (EU).
In 2020, France's average greenhouse gas emissions generated by petrol and diesel passenger cars decreased. At the end of the given period, gasoline-powered passenger vehicles emitted 109 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer, slightly more than their diesel counterparts which released 107 grams of CO2 per kilometer. That year, the