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 | 129 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2023 | 129 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2022 | 128 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2021 | 132 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2020 | 128 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2019 | 154 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2018 | 139 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2017 | 148 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2016 | 133 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2015 | 68 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2014 | 32 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2013 | 33 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.
161 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Mozambique, grouped by topic.