Carbon intensity of electricity by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 384 g in 2025, 30th of 38 OECD members (lowest first). 85th of all 200 with data.

Highest: Turkmenistan (1,306 g, 2024) · Lowest: Central African Republic (21 g, 2023) · 200 countries and territories with data.

Greenhouse gas emissions (grams of CO2 equivalent) per kWh of electricity generated. Higher where fossil fuels make up more of the mix.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (lowest first).

World ranking (lowest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Central African Republic21 g2023
2Lesotho23 g2022
3Ethiopia23 g2025
4Bhutan24 g2024
5Nepal24 g2024
6Costa Rica25 g2025
7Albania25 g2024
8Paraguay25 g2025
9DR Congo28 g2024
10Iceland28 g2025
11Norway28 g2025
12Sweden35 g2025
13Switzerland39 g2025
14France41 g2025
15Namibia52 g2024
16Malawi57 g2024
17Sierra Leone57 g2024
18Finland57 g2025
19Uganda59 g2024
20Tajikistan73 g2025
21Kyrgyzstan80 g2025
22Uruguay81 g2025
23Venezuela86 g2024
24Slovakia95 g2025
25Kenya96 g2025
26New Zealand97 g2025
27El Salvador98 g2025
28Brazil109 g2025
29Austria117 g2025
30Afghanistan117 g2024
31Luxembourg118 g2025
32Denmark120 g2025
33Eswatini120 g2024
34Zambia126 g2024
35Portugal128 g2025
36Mozambique129 g2024
37Latvia135 g2025
38Lithuania138 g2025
39Greenland138 g2024
40Georgia147 g2025
41Belgium151 g2025
42Spain154 g2025
43Sudan154 g2024
44Croatia159 g2025
45Ecuador159 g2025
46Hungary162 g2025
47Belize170 g2024
48Guinea181 g2024
49Slovenia183 g2025
50Burundi184 g2024
51Angola185 g2024
52Colombia186 g2025
53Canada192 g2025
54United Kingdom218 g2025
55Panama220 g2024
56Cameroon226 g2024
57Laos232 g2024
58Peru238 g2025
59Armenia243 g2025
60Ukraine251 g2022
61Netherlands254 g2025
62Romania258 g2025
63Ireland263 g2025
64Montenegro275 g2025
65Bulgaria275 g2025
66Fiji276 g2024
67Italy284 g2025
68Chile291 g2025
69Nicaragua300 g2024
70Guatemala301 g2024
71Pakistan308 g2025
72Liberia314 g2024
73Belarus315 g2025
74Estonia319 g2025
75Honduras322 g2024
76Suriname323 g2024
77Greece325 g2025
78Germany334 g2025
79North Korea341 g2024
80Tanzania344 g2024
81Argentina346 g2025
82Faroe Islands361 g2023
83Rwanda362 g2024
84Zimbabwe384 g2024
85United States384 g2025
86Lebanon388 g2024
87Samoa400 g2024
88Czechia401 g2025
89Sri Lanka404 g2024
90Côte d'Ivoire406 g2024
91West Bank and Gaza417 g2024
92South Korea418 g2025
93Togo421 g2024
94North Macedonia426 g2025
95Djibouti430 g2024
96Madagascar434 g2024
97French Polynesia440 g2024
98Russia447 g2025
99Nigeria452 g2025
100Vietnam459 g2025
101Cabo Verde463 g2024
102Ghana469 g2024
103United Arab Emirates470 g2025
104Japan474 g2025
105Macao474 g2024
106Türkiye476 g2025
107Bolivia481 g2025
108Mexico481 g2025
109Malta483 g2025
110Israel493 g2025
111Singapore497 g2025
112Cambodia499 g2025
113Kiribati500 g2024
114Vanuatu500 g2023
115Myanmar502 g2024
116Cyprus505 g2025
117Moldova514 g2025
118Mauritania515 g2024
119Papua New Guinea516 g2024
120Australia518 g2025
121Gabon525 g2024
122Thailand526 g2025
123China528 g2025
124Jordan530 g2024
125Somalia530 g2024
126Mali537 g2024
127Dominican Republic538 g2025
128Haiti540 g2024
129Nauru540 g2024
130Senegal540 g2024
131Oman541 g2025
132Aruba549 g2024
133Egypt557 g2025
134Seychelles560 g2024
135Burkina Faso561 g2024
136Tunisia562 g2025
137Jamaica562 g2024
138New Caledonia564 g2024
139Tonga571 g2024
140Bosnia and Herzegovina573 g2025
141Dominica573 g2023
142St. Vincent and the Grenadines573 g2024
143Benin579 g2024
144Qatar582 g2024
145São Tomé and Príncipe589 g2023
146Poland591 g2025
147Eritrea591 g2024
148Yemen591 g2024
149Philippines595 g2025
150Solomon Islands600 g2024
151Barbados601 g2024
152Morocco603 g2025
153St. Kitts and Nevis604 g2024
154Guam605 g2024
155Malaysia606 g2025
156Antigua and Barbuda608 g2024
157Maldives615 g2024
158American Samoa622 g2024
159Chad630 g2024
160Cayman Islands632 g2024
161Algeria633 g2024
162Kuwait635 g2025
163Turks and Caicos Islands637 g2024
164Azerbaijan639 g2025
165U.S. Virgin Islands640 g2023
166Guyana642 g2024
167Mauritius642 g2024
168St. Lucia642 g2024
169Cuba643 g2024
170Equatorial Guinea643 g2024
171South Sudan646 g2024
172Bahamas652 g2024
173Iran656 g2025
174Puerto Rico656 g2025
175Comoros657 g2023
176Grenada658 g2024
177Gambia659 g2024
178British Virgin Islands659 g2023
179Guinea-Bissau662 g2024
180Niger671 g2024
181India671 g2025
182Hong Kong676 g2024
183Saudi Arabia680 g2025
184Trinidad and Tobago681 g2024
185Iraq683 g2024
186Serbia696 g2025
187Bangladesh696 g2025
188South Africa699 g2025
189Indonesia705 g2025
190Syria706 g2024
191Republic of the Congo716 g2024
192Kazakhstan813 g2025
193Mongolia820 g2025
194Libya827 g2024
195Botswana852 g2024
196Brunei893 g2024
197Bahrain902 g2024
198Kosovo906 g2025
199Uzbekistan1,000 g2025
200Turkmenistan1,306 g2024

Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data. License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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