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 | 120 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2023 | 111 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2022 | 112 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2021 | 87 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2020 | 135 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2019 | 139 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2018 | 141 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2017 | 125 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2016 | 65 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2015 | 44 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2014 | 43 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2013 | 25 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.
165 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Zambia, grouped by topic.