Carbon intensity of electricity by country
grams of CO₂ per kWh · 90 countries ranked · 2025
Rank 1 = best (lower is better for this indicator).25 of 90
RankCountryValue1 y10 yTrend
- down −1.4 %
- down −4.9 %
- down −0.2 %
- down −5.2 %
- up +1.0 %
- up +13.4 %
- up +2.4 %
- down −13.7 %
- up +2.0 %
- up +15.6 %
- down −17.2 %
- down −1.8 %
- up +12.0 %
- up +3.7 %
- down −13.2 %
- up +13.0 %
- down −6.8 %
- up +15.6 %
- up +18.9 %
- up +3.3 %
- up +22.9 %
- up +0.6 %
- up +18.0 %
- up +28.1 %
- up +5.0 %
On the map
Carbon intensity of electricity, 2025. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.
- 23 – 116
- 116 – 189
- 189 – 329
- 329 – 486
- 486 – 590
- 590 – 1,000
- No data
Rank over time
Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.
EthiopiaCosta RicaParaguay
No data to chart.
Rank by year for Ethiopia, Costa Rica, Paraguay, 2000–2024.