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Countries by Electricity Carbon Intensity
Complete ranking of 213 countries • gCO2/kWh • Data refreshed May 28, 2026
Leader
Turkmenistan
Field size
213 countries
Lowest rank
Lesotho
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About Electricity Carbon Intensity Rankings
Turkmenistan leads all 213 countries in Electricity Carbon Intensity with a value of 1.3K gCO2/kWh, while Lesotho ranks last at 20.83 gCO2/kWh. This represents a 63-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Electricity Carbon Intensity Measures
Power-sector CO2 emissions per kilowatt-hour of electricity generation.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Electricity Carbon Intensity across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 20.83 gCO2/kWh (Lesotho) to 1.3K gCO2/kWh (Turkmenistan) — a 63-fold difference across 213 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries dominate this ranking, holding 11 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 211.93 gCO2/kWh to 607.53 gCO2/kWh. The overall spread from 20.83 gCO2/kWh to 1.3K gCO2/kWh reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
Turkmenistan holds a significant lead over Falkland Islands, with a 31% gap between first and second place. While several countries cluster near the top, the leader's margin is notable.
Continental Leaders
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Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from Ember Yearly Electricity Data, covering 213 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
1stTurkmenistanAsia1.3K gCO2/kWh2ndFalkland IslandsSouth America1.0K gCO2/kWh3rdMontserratNorth America1.0K gCO2/kWh4thSaint HelenaAfrica1.0K gCO2/kWh5thUzbekistanAsia1.0K gCO2/kWh6thBahrainAsia902.24 gCO2/kWh7thBruneiAsia892.09 gCO2/kWh8thBotswanaAfrica851.31 gCO2/kWh9thLibyaAfrica826.83 gCO2/kWh10thMongoliaAsia816.31 gCO2/kWh11thKazakhstanAsia805.32 gCO2/kWh12thCongoAfrica716.12 gCO2/kWh13thSyriaAsia706.19 gCO2/kWh14thSouth AfricaAfrica699.29 gCO2/kWh15thBangladeshAsia696.13 gCO2/kWh16thSerbiaEurope695.8 gCO2/kWh17thSaudi ArabiaAsia691.95 gCO2/kWh18thIraqAsia683.1 gCO2/kWh19thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America681.68 gCO2/kWh20thIndonesiaAsia680.25 gCO2/kWh21stHong KongAsia675.48 gCO2/kWh22ndNigerAfrica673.68 gCO2/kWh23rdIndiaAsia670.13 gCO2/kWh24thWestern SaharaAfrica666.67 gCO2/kWh25thGrenadaNorth America666.67 gCO2/kWh26thGambiaAfrica666.67 gCO2/kWh27thTimor-LesteAsia666.67 gCO2/kWh28thIranAsia659.53 gCO2/kWh29thPuerto RicoNorth America654.66 gCO2/kWh30thBahamasNorth America653.33 gCO2/kWh31stSaint LuciaNorth America650 gCO2/kWh32ndBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America647.06 gCO2/kWh33rdGuyanaNorth America644.93 gCO2/kWh34thEquatorial GuineaAfrica644.3 gCO2/kWh35thComorosAfrica642.86 gCO2/kWh36thSouth SudanAfrica642.86 gCO2/kWh37thCubaNorth America642.82 gCO2/kWh38thMauritiusAfrica642.23 gCO2/kWh39thBermudaNorth America639.34 gCO2/kWh40thSolomon IslandsOceania636.36 gCO2/kWh41stKuwaitAsia635.31 gCO2/kWh42ndCayman IslandsNorth America633.8 gCO2/kWh43rdTaiwanAsia633.21 gCO2/kWh44thMoldovaEurope633.12 gCO2/kWh45thAlgeriaAfrica632.94 gCO2/kWh46thU.S. Virgin IslandsNorth America632.35 gCO2/kWh47thAzerbaijanEurope631.9 gCO2/kWh48thTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America629.63 gCO2/kWh49thGuinea-BissauAfrica625 gCO2/kWh50thChadAfrica621.62 gCO2/kWh51stMaldivesAsia611.77 gCO2/kWh52ndAmerican SamoaOceania611.11 gCO2/kWh53rdSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America608.7 gCO2/kWh54thGuamOceania607.53 gCO2/kWh55thMalaysiaAsia601.97 gCO2/kWh56thDominicaNorth America600 gCO2/kWh57thNauruOceania600 gCO2/kWh58thSaint Pierre and MiquelonNorth America600 gCO2/kWh59thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America600 gCO2/kWh60thMoroccoAfrica596.4 gCO2/kWh61stAntigua and BarbudaNorth America594.6 gCO2/kWh62ndBarbadosNorth America594.6 gCO2/kWh63rdYemenAsia592.38 gCO2/kWh64thGibraltarEurope590.91 gCO2/kWh65thPolandEurope588.6 gCO2/kWh66thPhilippinesAsia588.29 gCO2/kWh67thBeninAfrica584.16 gCO2/kWh68thQatarAsia581.52 gCO2/kWh69thEritreaAfrica577.78 gCO2/kWh70thTongaOceania571.43 gCO2/kWh71stBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope570.64 gCO2/kWh72ndEgyptAfrica563.23 gCO2/kWh73rdJamaicaNorth America563.01 gCO2/kWh74thBurkina FasoAfrica562.13 gCO2/kWh75thNew CaledoniaOceania560.9 gCO2/kWh76thTunisiaAfrica560.29 gCO2/kWh77thSeychellesAfrica555.56 gCO2/kWh78thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica555.56 gCO2/kWh79thArubaNorth America550 gCO2/kWh80thThailandAsia545.74 gCO2/kWh81stOmanAsia544.47 gCO2/kWh82ndSenegalAfrica539.97 gCO2/kWh83rdMaliAfrica538.59 gCO2/kWh84thDominican RepublicNorth America537.48 gCO2/kWh85thHaitiNorth America534.88 gCO2/kWh86thMartiniqueNorth America529.8 gCO2/kWh87thJordanAsia529.79 gCO2/kWh88thChinaAsia525.34 gCO2/kWh89thAustraliaOceania525.18 gCO2/kWh90thGabonAfrica523.08 gCO2/kWh91stPapua New GuineaOceania513.74 gCO2/kWh92ndMauritaniaAfrica512.08 gCO2/kWh93rdSomaliaAfrica511.63 gCO2/kWh94thMyanmarAsia502.99 gCO2/kWh95thKiribatiOceania500 gCO2/kWh96thVanuatuOceania500 gCO2/kWh97thCambodiaAsia498.87 gCO2/kWh98thSingaporeAsia497.09 gCO2/kWh99thGuadeloupeNorth America497.01 gCO2/kWh100thIsraelAsia492.69 gCO2/kWh101stCyprusEurope489 gCO2/kWh102ndMaltaEurope484.02 gCO2/kWh103rdBoliviaSouth America481.29 gCO2/kWh104thJapanAsia477.26 gCO2/kWh105thTurkeyEurope474.74 gCO2/kWh106thMacaoAsia474.36 gCO2/kWh107thMexicoNorth America474.02 gCO2/kWh108thGhanaAfrica468.89 gCO2/kWh109thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia467.51 gCO2/kWh110thCabo VerdeAfrica461.54 gCO2/kWh111stVietnamAsia460.73 gCO2/kWh112ndNigeriaAfrica455.71 gCO2/kWh113rdDjiboutiAfrica450 gCO2/kWh114thRussiaEurope449.73 gCO2/kWh115thNorth MacedoniaEurope441.35 gCO2/kWh116thMadagascarAfrica432.1 gCO2/kWh117thFrench PolynesiaOceania430.56 gCO2/kWh118thTogoAfrica422.54 gCO2/kWh119thSouth KoreaAsia417.06 gCO2/kWh120thPalestineAsia414.14 gCO2/kWh121stCôte d'IvoireAfrica405.01 gCO2/kWh122ndCzechiaEurope401.46 gCO2/kWh123rdRéunionAfrica394.14 gCO2/kWh124thLebanonAsia389.51 gCO2/kWh125thUnited StatesNorth America384.4 gCO2/kWh126thZimbabweAfrica384.02 gCO2/kWh127thSamoaOceania375 gCO2/kWh128thRwandaAfrica353.98 gCO2/kWh129thFaroe IslandsEurope346.94 gCO2/kWh130thPakistanAsia346.56 gCO2/kWh131stArgentinaSouth America346 gCO2/kWh132ndTanzaniaAfrica345.02 gCO2/kWh133rdNorth KoreaAsia340.59 gCO2/kWh134thGermanyEurope329.65 gCO2/kWh135thSri LankaAsia329.28 gCO2/kWh136thHondurasNorth America322.12 gCO2/kWh137thSurinameNorth America321.84 gCO2/kWh138thEstoniaEurope319.15 gCO2/kWh139thLiberiaAfrica315.79 gCO2/kWh140thGreeceEurope315.09 gCO2/kWh141stBelarusEurope309.25 gCO2/kWh142ndGuatemalaNorth America301.46 gCO2/kWh143rdNicaraguaNorth America300.89 gCO2/kWh144thChileSouth America289.49 gCO2/kWh145thItalyEurope284.78 gCO2/kWh146thFijiOceania278.26 gCO2/kWh147thBulgariaEurope275.55 gCO2/kWh148thMontenegroEurope264.23 gCO2/kWh149thIrelandEurope256.54 gCO2/kWh150thNetherlandsEurope253.56 gCO2/kWh151stRomaniaEurope250.75 gCO2/kWh152ndUkraineEurope250.47 gCO2/kWh153rdCook IslandsOceania250 gCO2/kWh154thFrench GuianaNorth America244.9 gCO2/kWh155thPeruSouth America238.25 gCO2/kWh156thLaosAsia232.08 gCO2/kWh157thCameroonAfrica225.9 gCO2/kWh158thPanamaNorth America221.15 gCO2/kWh159thUnited KingdomEurope217.41 gCO2/kWh160thArmeniaEurope211.93 gCO2/kWh161stCanadaNorth America190.72 gCO2/kWh162ndColombiaNorth America186.81 gCO2/kWh163rdAngolaAfrica185.38 gCO2/kWh164thBurundiAfrica183.67 gCO2/kWh165thSloveniaEurope183.29 gCO2/kWh166thGuineaAfrica181.14 gCO2/kWh167thBelizeNorth America170.21 gCO2/kWh168thHungaryEurope163.02 gCO2/kWh169thEcuadorSouth America159.02 gCO2/kWh170thCroatiaEurope158.5 gCO2/kWh171stSudanAfrica153.69 gCO2/kWh172ndSpainEurope153.6 gCO2/kWh173rdKyrgyzstanAsia152.73 gCO2/kWh174thGreenlandNorth America150 gCO2/kWh175thBelgiumEurope149.82 gCO2/kWh176thGeorgiaEurope145.93 gCO2/kWh177thEl SalvadorNorth America139.32 gCO2/kWh178thLatviaEurope138.76 gCO2/kWh179thLithuaniaEurope138.36 gCO2/kWh180thAfghanistanAsia131.31 gCO2/kWh181stEswatiniAfrica131.15 gCO2/kWh182ndMozambiqueAfrica129.36 gCO2/kWh183rdPortugalEurope127.91 gCO2/kWh184thLuxembourgEurope123.38 gCO2/kWh185thZambiaAfrica119.68 gCO2/kWh186thAustriaEurope116.91 gCO2/kWh187thDenmarkEurope114.41 gCO2/kWh188thCentral African RepublicAfrica111.11 gCO2/kWh189thBrazilSouth America109.95 gCO2/kWh190thKenyaAfrica95.44 gCO2/kWh191stSlovakiaEurope94.85 gCO2/kWh192ndNew ZealandOceania92.76 gCO2/kWh193rdVenezuelaNorth America85.86 gCO2/kWh194thUruguaySouth America80.4 gCO2/kWh195thTajikistanAsia72.56 gCO2/kWh196thUgandaAfrica58.52 gCO2/kWh197thFinlandEurope57.47 gCO2/kWh198thMalawiAfrica54.65 gCO2/kWh199thNamibiaAfrica48.78 gCO2/kWh200thSierra LeoneAfrica47.62 gCO2/kWh201stFranceEurope41.44 gCO2/kWh202ndSwitzerlandEurope39.22 gCO2/kWh203rdSwedenEurope35.26 gCO2/kWh204thNorwayEurope28.11 gCO2/kWh205thIcelandEurope27.82 gCO2/kWh206thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica27.64 gCO2/kWh207thAlbaniaEurope25.18 gCO2/kWh208thParaguaySouth America24.7 gCO2/kWh209thNepalAsia24.26 gCO2/kWh210thCosta RicaNorth America24.2 gCO2/kWh211stBhutanAsia23.64 gCO2/kWh212ndEthiopiaAfrica23.08 gCO2/kWh213rdLesothoAfrica20.83 gCO2/kWh
