France vs Norway: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
France
105.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Norway
121.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
France rank
196th
Norway rank
193rd
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 121.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 105.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in France, a difference of 16.17 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
France ranks 196th and Norway ranks 193rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 292.35 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 145.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 146.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 1970s | 257.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 162.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 95.02 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 1980s | 185.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 141.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 43.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 1990s | 141.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 142.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 1.15 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
| 2000s | 129.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 146.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 16.42 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
| 2010s | 118.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 144.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 25.18 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
| 2020s | 116.18 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 128.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 12.1 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, France or Norway?
- Norway, at 121.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 105.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between France and Norway?
- 16.17 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do France and Norway rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 196th and Norway ranks 193rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.