Since the beginning of the century, the carbon intensity of France's power sector has oscillated between 56 and 88 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour (gCO₂/KWh) of electricity generated. In 2022, France's power sector emissions stood at nearly 85 gCO₂/KWh, the second-highest figure recorded since the turn of the century. Nevertheless, the power sector in France had one of the lowest carbon intensities within the European Union that year.
Carbon intensity of the power sector in France from 2000 to 2022
(in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour)
Characteristic
Carbon intensity in gCO₂/KWh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Exclusive Premium Statistic
To access all Premium Statistics, you need a paid Statista Account
Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into CO₂ equivalent over a 100 year timescale.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Ember. (June 16, 2023). Carbon intensity of the power sector in France from 2000 to 2022 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290216/carbon-intensity-power-sector-france/
Ember. "Carbon intensity of the power sector in France from 2000 to 2022 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. June 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290216/carbon-intensity-power-sector-france/
Ember. (2023). Carbon intensity of the power sector in France from 2000 to 2022 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290216/carbon-intensity-power-sector-france/
Ember. "Carbon Intensity of The Power Sector in France from 2000 to 2022 (in Grams of Co₂ per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290216/carbon-intensity-power-sector-france/
Ember, Carbon intensity of the power sector in France from 2000 to 2022 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290216/carbon-intensity-power-sector-france/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Carbon intensity of the power sector in France from 2000 to 2022 (in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], Ember, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290216/carbon-intensity-power-sector-france/