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Carbon intensity of electricity

g CO₂e/kWh · Ember Yearly Electricity Data, grid emissions intensity, Ember emissions intensity, total generation, via carbondata.dev · lifecycle emissions per kWh generated

Countries with any figure
208
Years
1985–2025
Compare on
2024 192 countries
Newest year
2025 91 countries
Every year
21 countries
Stop before 2024
16 countries

Statistical offices report at different speeds, so the newest year usually has fewer countries than the years before it. A country's "latest" figure elsewhere on this site can therefore be from different years for different countries; rankings only compare countries with a figure for the same year.

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Countries with a figure for Carbon intensity of electricity, each yearThe best-covered year has 208 countries. 2024 is the last year with at least 90% of that (192); 2025 has 91.
050100150200250199020002010202090% of 208
Indicator: Count of countries in the geo registry with a non-empty value; Carbon intensity of electricity, g CO₂e/kWh, yearly (lifecycle emissions per kWh generated); Ember emissions intensity, total generation via carbondata.devSource: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data, grid emissions intensity (CC BY 4.0), via carbondata.dev emission-factors, version 2026-10-26.9066876ca5
Show the numbers (41 rows)
YearCountries with a figure
202591
2024192
2023206
2022208
2021208
2020208
2019208
2018208
2017208
2016208
2015208
2014208
2013208
2012208
2011207
2010207
2009207
2008207
2007207
2006207
2005207
2004206
2003206
2002206
2001206
2000206
199952
199852
199752
199652
199552
199452
199352
199252
199152
199052
198922
198822
198722
198622
198522
Which countries have figures for Carbon intensity of electricity, by year208 countries have at least one figure from 1985 to 2025; 21 have every year, 0 have gaps, and 16 stop before 2024.
198519901995200020052010201520202025

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of electricity, g CO₂e/kWh, yearly (lifecycle emissions per kWh generated); Ember emissions intensity, total generation via carbondata.devSource: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data, grid emissions intensity (CC BY 4.0), via carbondata.dev emission-factors, version 2026-10-26.9066876ca5

Countries with no figure since before 2024

CountryLast figureYears with a figure
Lesotho20222000–2022
Ukraine20221985–2022
British Virgin Islands20232000–2023
Central African Republic20232000–2023
Comoros20232000–2023
Dominica20232000–2023
Falkland Islands20232000–2023
Faroe Islands20232000–2023
French Guiana20232000–2023
Guadeloupe20232000–2023
Martinique20232000–2023
Réunion20232000–2023
São Tomé & Príncipe20232000–2023
St. Pierre & Miquelon20232000–2023
U.S. Virgin Islands20232000–2023
Vanuatu20232000–2023

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