Trends in France for achieving the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals (SDG)

SDG13 – Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Municipalities with an approved natural risk prevention plan (including revised and approved plan)
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+5.5% from 2019 to 2024

12,238
Favourable
Chart data: Municipalities with an approved natural risk prevention plan (including revised and approved plan)
Year Value
2019 11 601,00
2020 11 458,00
2021 11 789,00
2022 11 947,00
2023 12 103,00
2024 12 238,00

Carbon footprint per capita
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-10.2% from 2018 to 2023

9.4 t CO₂éq
Favourable
Chart data: Carbon footprint per capita
Year Value
2018 10,50
2019 10,30
2020 9,20
2021 9,80
2022 9,90
2023 9,40

Note: the carbon footprint series is no longer restricted to the three main greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O)) but is now assessed across all greenhouse gases.


French greenhouse gas emissions per capita***
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-16.5% from 2018 to 2023

5.5 t CO₂éq
Favourable
Chart data: French greenhouse gas emissions per capita***
Year Value
2018 6,50
2019 6,40
2020 5,80
2021 6,10
2022 5,80
2023 5,50

*** excluding (LULUCF) Land use, land-use change, and forestry

Note: estimated data. Provisional 2023 estimated data


Very serious natural events
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+60% from 2018 to 2023

8
Unfavourable
Chart data: Very serious natural events
Year Value
2018 5,00
2019 5,00
2020 5,00
2021 7,00
2022 4,00
2023 8,00

Compensation paid for natural disasters
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Impossible to measure progress

1,714 million euros
Not assessable
Chart data: Compensation paid for natural disasters
Year Value
2018 3 281,00
2019 2 166,00
2020 1 682,00
2021 707,00
2022 3 775,00
2023 1 714,00

Note: provisional data


Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published February 2025. Statistics processed by SDES (ministerial Statistical Data and Studies Department) - Only available in French. (Insee, Tableau de bord des indicateurs pour le suivi national des objectifs de développement durable - paru en février 2025. Traitements SDES)

*Change: since the latest available value, change over a period of 5 years (longer or shorter depending on data availability).

**Latest value: value corresponding to the last year of the trend graph.

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