In France in 2019, the top 100 e-commerce websites were classified according to their CO2 emissions in grams of CO2 equivalent (gCO2e), per one page consultation lasting a minute. Most of the e-commerce websites had an impact of approximately 0.4g CO2e. Only two out of the 100 e-commerce sites had an impact higher than 1g CO2e.
Classification of e-commerce websites, according to the CO2 impact of a page search in France in 2019
(in grams of CO2 equivalent)
The source adds the following information :
"The measurements were carried out on the basis of a standardized protocol: On the smartphone, an actual measurement on a mid-range Android smartphone equipped with a Chrome browser was launched 3 times and averaged before being projected with a Carbon impact factor, taking into account the following settings: WiFi mix - GPS network , brightness 50%, wear and tear on the phone battery at 500 full charge / discharge cycles.
On the Datacenter and Network side, the Carbon Impact from the consumption of data exchanged with the device was projected using the OneByte Method by the ShiftProject.".
".
In order to compare e-commerce sites with each other, the visit time or the number of stages or pages viewed during the visit must be isolated. To do this, we return to the basic measurement of a page for 1 minute.
A page of an e-commerce website in France has an average impact of 0.36 g eqCO2.
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.
Greenspector. (June 20, 2020). Classification of e-commerce websites, according to the CO2 impact of a page search in France in 2019 (in grams of CO2 equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115929/ecommerce-website-page-impact-carbon-dioxide-france/
Greenspector. "Classification of e-commerce websites, according to the CO2 impact of a page search in France in 2019 (in grams of CO2 equivalent)." Chart. June 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115929/ecommerce-website-page-impact-carbon-dioxide-france/
Greenspector. (2020). Classification of e-commerce websites, according to the CO2 impact of a page search in France in 2019 (in grams of CO2 equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115929/ecommerce-website-page-impact-carbon-dioxide-france/
Greenspector. "Classification of E-commerce Websites, According to The Co2 Impact of a Page Search in France in 2019 (in Grams of Co2 Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115929/ecommerce-website-page-impact-carbon-dioxide-france/
Greenspector, Classification of e-commerce websites, according to the CO2 impact of a page search in France in 2019 (in grams of CO2 equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115929/ecommerce-website-page-impact-carbon-dioxide-france/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Classification of e-commerce websites, according to the CO2 impact of a page search in France in 2019 (in grams of CO2 equivalent) [Graph], Greenspector, June 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115929/ecommerce-website-page-impact-carbon-dioxide-france/
