What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between France and Nigeria?

0.0022 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nigeria?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Nigeria: Carbon intensity of GDP

France

0.0731 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

France rank

154th

Nigeria rank

157th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

France
Nigeria

How they compare

France currently reports 0.0731 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0022 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 154th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 191 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1626 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.161 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0016 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	France
2000s	0.1317 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.113 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0187 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	France
2010s	0.1025 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.072 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0305 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	France
2020s	0.0817 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0735 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0083 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, France or Nigeria?: France, at 0.0731 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0709 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between France and Nigeria?: 0.0022 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nigeria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do France and Nigeria rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: France ranks 154th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.