In 2023, France's power sector produced 29 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). This was a year-on-year decrease of eight percent, and the lowest emissions levels recorded this century. France has a low-carbon electricity mix owing to its nuclear fleet. As of 2023, France had the largest share of nuclear power in total electricity generation of any country worldwide, at 65 percent.
Power sector emissions in France from 2000 to 2023
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Figures aim to include full lifecycle emissions including upstream methane, supply-chain and manufacturing emissions, and include all gases, converted into CO₂ equivalent over a 100 year timescale.
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Ember. (July 17, 2024). Power sector emissions in France from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290541/power-sector-carbon-emissions-france/
Ember. "Power sector emissions in France from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. July 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290541/power-sector-carbon-emissions-france/
Ember. (2024). Power sector emissions in France from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290541/power-sector-carbon-emissions-france/
Ember. "Power Sector Emissions in France from 2000 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290541/power-sector-carbon-emissions-france/
Ember, Power sector emissions in France from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290541/power-sector-carbon-emissions-france/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Power sector emissions in France from 2000 to 2023 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Ember, July 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290541/power-sector-carbon-emissions-france/
