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France vs Sweden: Carbon intensity of energy

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 of energy over time

  • France
  • Sweden
100150200250300196519942024

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.

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