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Sao Tome and Principe Electricity Carbon Intensity

556 gCO₂/kWhas of 2023+0.0% vs 2022

Carbon dioxide emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated — a measure of how clean the grid is (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodElectricity Carbon Intensity
2023556 gCO₂/kWh
2022556 gCO₂/kWh
2021636 gCO₂/kWh
2020636 gCO₂/kWh
2019636 gCO₂/kWh
2018700 gCO₂/kWh
2017700 gCO₂/kWh
2016636 gCO₂/kWh
2015600 gCO₂/kWh
2014625 gCO₂/kWh
2013571 gCO₂/kWh
2012625 gCO₂/kWh

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Electricity Carbon Intensity across Africa

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CountryElectricity Carbon IntensityPeriod
Nigeria456 gCO₂/kWh2025
Kenya95 gCO₂/kWh2025
South Africa699 gCO₂/kWh2025
Egypt563 gCO₂/kWh2025
Ghana469 gCO₂/kWh2024
Ethiopia23 gCO₂/kWh2025

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