Carbon intensity of electricity
How much CO2 each kWh consumed in France emits, and how this intensity has changed year over year.
Source: RTE via ODRÉ (Open Data Réseaux Énergies)
Right now
Latest reading available at the time this page was generated, not a truly live feed for your browser (static site).
Latest reading available: August 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM.
Source: RTE via ODRÉ (Open Data Réseaux Énergies)
Annual trend
Annual average carbon intensity (gCO2/kWh) and electricity consumption (MW), since 2012.
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| Year | Carbon intensity (gCO2/kWh) |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 59.1 |
| 2013 | 61.3 |
| 2014 | 39.8 |
| 2015 | 44.9 |
| 2016 | 55.4 |
| 2017 | 66.1 |
| 2018 | 49.3 |
| 2019 | 34.2 |
| 2020 | 32.7 |
| 2021 | 34.3 |
| 2022 | 52.4 |
| 2023 | 29.7 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 17.3 |
| 2026 | 19.8 |
Source: RTE via ODRÉ (Open Data Réseaux Énergies)
Scope and methodology
Carbon intensity of French electricity consumption (RTE éCO2mix methodology: per-source emission factors applied to national generation and physical cross-border exchanges). This is not a full life-cycle assessment (LCA). The "live" tile reflects the latest reading available when this static site (Next.js export) was generated, not a truly live feed for the visitor.
- Simple average (not weighted by consumption) of the carbon intensity (gCO2eq/kWh, RTE methodology) over all available readings for the year. A year is flagged incomplete if its coverage is below 90% of a full half-hourly year (current year or collection gaps).
- Latest real-time reading available at generation time. The delta in tonnes of CO₂ per hour = (reference annual average − instantaneous intensity) × instantaneous consumption (MW) / 1000: tonnes of CO₂ avoided (positive) or added (negative) versus the reference-year average, at constant consumption. The comparison is internal to the series, not against an external benchmark.
Source: RTE via ODRÉ (Open Data Réseaux Énergies). RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité). License: Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.