France vs Sierra Leone: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
France
41.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Sierra Leone
47.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
France rank
200th
Sierra Leone rank
199th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- France
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 47.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 41.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in France, a difference of 6.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
France ranks 200th and Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 551.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 474.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 68.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 169.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 100.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 58.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 49.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 9.18 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 47.62 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 Sierra Leone?
- 6.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do France and Sierra Leone rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- France ranks 200th and Sierra Leone ranks 199th 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.