GHG emissions from industry

GHG emissions in the manufacturing and construction industries in France

Note: 2024 data are a preliminary estimate.
Source : Secten format - Citepa, 2025

In 2024, emissions from the manufacturing and construction industries fell by 1.4%. Emissions from chemicals, non-metallic minerals and construction materials, ferrous metallurgy and food processing accounted for 80% of the sector's emissions.

The decrease mainly affects the non-metallic minerals and building materials sector, where emissions are down by 6%, and the food processing industry (-4%).

Over the period 1990-2024, the sector's emissions fell sharply (-55%), from 140 to 62 Mt CO₂ eq. This sharp decline affects most sub-sectors, with the exception of construction (+6%).

GHG emissions intensity in the manufacturing industry and construction in France

Note: emissions are related to value added in the manufacturing and construction industries. The 2024 emissions data are a preliminary estimate.
Sources: SDES, based on Insee, 2025; Secten format - Citepa, 2025

In the EU and France, GHG emissions from the manufacturing and construction industries come mainly from sectors producing CO₂-intensive commodities, such as metallurgy, chemicals and the manufacture of non-metallic minerals (cement, lime, glass, etc.).

While the economic crises of 2008-2009 and 2020 played a role, particularly in the metallurgy sector, the bulk of emissions reductions were due to process improvements and energy efficiency gains. For example, in the chemicals sector, emissions in France fell by 69% between 1990 and 2024, thanks in particular to a drastic reduction in N₂O emissions (-99%) linked to the production of adipic and nitric acids.

Between 1990 and 2024, the GHG emissions intensity of the manufacturing and construction industry has thus decreased by 64%.