Production consumption carbon intensity energy in France
France: Production consumption carbon intensity energy was 0.1232 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Production consumption carbon intensity energy in France, 1995–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 0.1232 for production consumption carbon intensity energy in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production consumption carbon intensity energy in France peaked at 0.1651 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1232, in 2019.
That places France 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Production consumption carbon intensity energy in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1651 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1514 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1617 | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1608 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1582 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1571 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1531 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1509 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1473 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1511 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1467 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1484 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1536 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1449 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1432 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1431 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1474 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1339 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.133 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1268 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1259 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1271 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1313 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1274 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1232 | -3.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.1232 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1749, 70% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- France's 0.1232 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1739, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1594 | 0.1514 | 0.1651 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1496 | 0.1432 | 0.1571 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1319 | 0.1232 | 0.1474 | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is production consumption carbon intensity energy in France?
- Production consumption carbon intensity energy in France was 0.1232 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1651 in 1995.
- What is the lowest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1232 in 2019.
- How does France rank for production consumption carbon intensity energy?
- France ranks 38th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is production consumption carbon intensity energy rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Production consumption carbon intensity energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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