France vs Norway: Carbon intensity of energy

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 of energy 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 16.18 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.

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About this data

Indicator: Carbon intensity of energy
Unit: grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.