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 | 523 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2023 | 525 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2022 | 429 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2021 | 439 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2020 | 423 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2019 | 444 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2018 | 439 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2017 | 496 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2016 | 525 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2015 | 476 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2014 | 497 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2013 | 455 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.
145 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Gabon, grouped by topic.