French Polynesia vs Nauru: Carbon intensity of energy

French Polynesia

161.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour

in 2024

Nauru

160.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour

in 2024

French Polynesia rank

168th

Nauru rank

170th

Carbon intensity of energy over time

French Polynesia
Nauru

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 161.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 160.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Nauru, a difference of 1.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 168th and Nauru ranks 170th 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.