France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Carbon intensity of GDP

France
0.1009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
France rank
178th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
181st

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.1009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.0881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0128 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

France ranks 178th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 181st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4734 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.5405 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0671 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.2999 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4002 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.2245 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2967 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0721 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 0.1819 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2151 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0331 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.1415 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1474 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0059 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.1129 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0128 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, France or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
France, at 0.1009 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.0881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0128 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
France ranks 178th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 181st of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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 constant 2021 US$.