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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data43 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
Median: 0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
Countries Covered
43
with available data
Highest
Australia
0.3kg CO₂ per kWh
Lowest
Sweden
0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
Top 5 Countries
1Australia0.3kg CO₂ per kWh
2Türkiye0.3kg CO₂ per kWh
3People's Republic of China0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
4South Africa0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
5Poland0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
By Region
Oceania0.3kg CO₂ per kWh(1 countries)
Africa0.2kg CO₂ per kWh(1 countries)
Asia0.2kg CO₂ per kWh(5 countries)
Other0.2kg CO₂ per kWh(3 countries)
South America0.2kg CO₂ per kWh(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1kg CO₂ per kWh)High (0.3kg CO₂ per kWh)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.1kg CO₂ per kWh)

Oceania (1)
Africa (1)
Asia (5)
Other (3)
South America (1)
North America (3)
Europe (29)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Australia0.3kg CO₂ per kWh
2Türkiye0.3kg CO₂ per kWh
3People's Republic of China0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
4South Africa0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
5Poland0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
6Indonesia0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
7South Korea0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
8Russian Federation0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
9Japan0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
10India0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
11United States of America0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
12Italy0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
13Romania0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
14Canada0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
15Brazil0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
16Czech Republic0.2kg CO₂ per kWh
17Germany0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
18Austria0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
19Bulgaria0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
20Croatia0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
21Portugal0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
22Estonia0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
23Luxembourg0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
24Spain0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
25United Kingdom0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
26Slovenia0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
27Belgium0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
28Slovakia0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
29Malta0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
30Switzerland0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
31Cyprus0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
32Mexico0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
33Netherlands0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
34Norway0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
35Lithuania0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
36Hungary0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
37Denmark0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
38Ireland0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
39France0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
40Latvia0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
41Finland0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
42Greece0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
43Sweden0.1kg CO₂ per kWh
Showing 43 of 43 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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