France vs Sweden: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
France
105.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Sweden
81.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
France rank
196th
Sweden rank
199th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
France currently reports 105.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 81.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Sweden, a difference of 24.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 196th and Sweden ranks 199th of 204 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 292.35 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 215.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 76.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 1970s | 257.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 193.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 64.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 1980s | 185.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 114.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 71.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 1990s | 141.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 110.75 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 30.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 2000s | 129.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 100.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 29.32 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 2010s | 118.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 87.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 31.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
| 2020s | 116.18 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 78.7 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 37.48 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, France or Sweden?
- France, at 105.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 81.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between France and Sweden?
- 24.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 196th and Sweden ranks 199th 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.