Carbon dioxide emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated — a measure of how clean the grid is (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: Our World in Data — Energy (Ember, Energy Institute). Retrieved 27 Jun 2026.
| Period | Electricity Carbon Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 185 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2023 | 183 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2022 | 172 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2021 | 173 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2020 | 171 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2019 | 186 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2018 | 154 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2017 | 205 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2016 | 287 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2015 | 313 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2014 | 324 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2013 | 290 gCO₂/kWh |
53 countries carry a recent carbon intensity of electricity figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
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