France vs Namibia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
France
41.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Namibia
48.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
France rank
200th
Namibia rank
198th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- France
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 48.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 41.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in France, a difference of 7.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 200th and Namibia ranks 198th of 213 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 50.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 26.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 2010s | 68.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 49.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 18.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 2020s | 58.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 49.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 8.59 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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 48.78 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 Namibia?
- 7.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Namibia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do France and Namibia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- France ranks 200th and Namibia ranks 198th 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.