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

0.0026 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Norway ahead.

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

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 Norway: Carbon intensity of GDP

France

0.0731 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Norway

0.0757 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

France rank

154th

Norway rank

151st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

France
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0757 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0731 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0026 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 154th and Norway ranks 151st of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1626 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1415 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0211 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	France
2000s	0.1317 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1154 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0164 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	France
2010s	0.1025 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1048 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0023 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Norway
2020s	0.0817 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.084 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0022 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, France or Norway?: Norway, at 0.0757 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.0731 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between France and Norway?: 0.0026 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do France and Norway rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: France ranks 154th and Norway ranks 151st 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 $.