France vs Malawi: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
France
41.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Malawi
54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
France rank
200th
Malawi rank
197th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- France
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 41.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in France, a difference of 13.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
France ranks 200th and Malawi ranks 197th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 91.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 13.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malawi |
| 2010s | 68.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 69.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 1.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malawi |
| 2020s | 58.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 50.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 7.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, France or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 54.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 41.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between France and Malawi?
- 13.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malawi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do France and Malawi rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- France ranks 200th and Malawi ranks 197th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.