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kWh conversion for France

The emissions created by the generation of 1 kWh of electricity in France is roughly equal to

39 g CO2 per kWh.

kWh → kg CO2 for France


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This is based on the average mix of electricity production methods for 2023 in France.

Compared to the best

The best country in terms of CO2 emissions per kWh is Switzerland with 8 g CO2 per kWh. France produces 4.9 times the amount of CO2 per kWh of Switzerland.

Compared to the worst

The worst country is Poland with 690 g CO2 per kWh. France produces 5.7% of the amount of CO2 per kWh of Poland.

kWh to CO2 histogram

Also check CO2 emissions per kWh in France - Nowtricity

The data is from Nowtricity.