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Countries by CO2 per unit energy (2024)

CO2 per unit energy in 2024: highest in Mongolia (543.5 g/kWh), lowest in Malta (46.83 g/kWh), median 205.3 g/kWh across the 197 countries in this dataset, according to Our World in Data.

Browse CO2 per unit energy (measured in g/kWh) across 197 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from Our World in Data.

Unit: g/kWh197 countries and regionsSource: Our World in Data
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1965–2024

Highest CO2 per unit energy, 2024

  1. 1.Mongolia543.5 g/kWh
  2. 2.Solomon Islands421.2 g/kWh
  3. 3.South Sudan390.9 g/kWh
  4. 4.The Gambia370.1 g/kWh
  5. 5.Comoros349.9 g/kWh
  6. 6.South Africa342.2 g/kWh
  7. 7.Botswana341.9 g/kWh
  8. 8.Kazakhstan337.3 g/kWh
  9. 9.Iraq334.2 g/kWh
  10. 10.Republic of the Congo333.3 g/kWh

Lowest CO2 per unit energy, 2024

  1. 188.France103.7 g/kWh
  2. 189.Bhutan101.7 g/kWh
  3. 190.Switzerland92.36 g/kWh
  4. 191.Finland89.37 g/kWh
  5. 192.Macao68.17 g/kWh
  6. 193.Norway66.53 g/kWh
  7. 194.Sweden65.65 g/kWh
  8. 195.Iceland58.53 g/kWh
  9. 196.Singapore50.96 g/kWh
  10. 197.Malta46.83 g/kWh

All 197 ranked countries, 2024— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical CO2 per unit energy trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

MongoliaRank 1 of 197Solomon IslandsRank 2 of 197South SudanRank 3 of 197The GambiaRank 4 of 197ComorosRank 5 of 197South AfricaRank 6 of 197BotswanaRank 7 of 197KazakhstanRank 8 of 197IraqRank 9 of 197Republic of the CongoRank 10 of 197North KoreaRank 11 of 197ChadRank 12 of 197CambodiaRank 13 of 197MaldivesRank 14 of 197YemenRank 15 of 197NepalRank 16 of 197LibyaRank 17 of 197Burkina FasoRank 18 of 197Lao PDRRank 19 of 197IndiaRank 20 of 197SenegalRank 21 of 197AfghanistanRank 22 of 197CubaRank 23 of 197GabonRank 24 of 197SurinameRank 25 of 197PhilippinesRank 26 of 197AlgeriaRank 27 of 197IndonesiaRank 28 of 197MauritaniaRank 29 of 197Papua New GuineaRank 30 of 197NigeriaRank 31 of 197SerbiaRank 32 of 197MadagascarRank 33 of 197TunisiaRank 34 of 197MaliRank 35 of 197ChinaRank 36 of 197Syrian Arab RepublicRank 37 of 197LiberiaRank 38 of 197Guinea-BissauRank 39 of 197RwandaRank 40 of 197MoroccoRank 41 of 197MyanmarRank 42 of 197PolandRank 43 of 197JordanRank 44 of 197BeninRank 45 of 197GuyanaRank 46 of 197CameroonRank 47 of 197NigerRank 48 of 197VietnamRank 49 of 197Dominican RepublicRank 50 of 197EritreaRank 51 of 197TanzaniaRank 52 of 197NicaraguaRank 53 of 197AngolaRank 54 of 197HondurasRank 55 of 197Timor-LesteRank 56 of 197IranRank 57 of 197Central African RepublicRank 58 of 197LebanonRank 59 of 197PakistanRank 60 of 197British Virgin IslandsRank 61 of 197AustraliaRank 62 of 197TogoRank 63 of 197JamaicaRank 64 of 197ZimbabweRank 65 of 197DominicaRank 66 of 197GreenlandRank 67 of 197MontenegroRank 68 of 197IsraelRank 69 of 197TurkeyRank 70 of 197Kyrgyz RepublicRank 71 of 197UkraineRank 72 of 197BoliviaRank 73 of 197St. Kitts and NevisRank 74 of 197Equatorial GuineaRank 75 of 197St. Vincent and the GrenadinesRank 76 of 197Sierra LeoneRank 77 of 197KenyaRank 78 of 197GrenadaRank 79 of 197Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 80 of 197MalaysiaRank 81 of 197MicronesiaRank 82 of 197TajikistanRank 83 of 197North MacedoniaRank 84 of 197CyprusRank 85 of 197Faroe IslandsRank 86 of 197EgyptRank 87 of 197BermudaRank 88 of 197GhanaRank 89 of 197KuwaitRank 90 of 197KiribatiRank 91 of 197MalawiRank 92 of 197UgandaRank 93 of 197GuatemalaRank 94 of 197TurkmenistanRank 95 of 197ZambiaRank 96 of 197Cote d'IvoireRank 97 of 197Antigua and BarbudaRank 98 of 197VanuatuRank 99 of 197Sao Tome and PrincipeRank 100 of 197MexicoRank 101 of 197HaitiRank 102 of 197St. LuciaRank 103 of 197Cabo VerdeRank 104 of 197JapanRank 105 of 197GuineaRank 106 of 197EcuadorRank 107 of 197El SalvadorRank 108 of 197BelizeRank 109 of 197BangladeshRank 110 of 197Trinidad and TobagoRank 111 of 197RussiaRank 112 of 197EthiopiaRank 113 of 197Czech RepublicRank 114 of 197Turks and Caicos IslandsRank 115 of 197BarbadosRank 116 of 197LesothoRank 117 of 197Brunei DarussalamRank 118 of 197Saudi ArabiaRank 119 of 197OmanRank 120 of 197SomaliaRank 121 of 197BurundiRank 122 of 197Costa RicaRank 123 of 197SudanRank 124 of 197AzerbaijanRank 125 of 197SamoaRank 126 of 197MauritiusRank 127 of 197NamibiaRank 128 of 197ThailandRank 129 of 197United StatesRank 130 of 197ArgentinaRank 131 of 197PeruRank 132 of 197RomaniaRank 133 of 197New CaledoniaRank 134 of 197AlbaniaRank 135 of 197The BahamasRank 136 of 197GermanyRank 137 of 197IrelandRank 138 of 197ArubaRank 139 of 197CroatiaRank 140 of 197ItalyRank 141 of 197LithuaniaRank 142 of 197UzbekistanRank 143 of 197DjiboutiRank 144 of 197BelarusRank 145 of 197Sri LankaRank 146 of 197ColombiaRank 147 of 197GeorgiaRank 148 of 197BulgariaRank 149 of 197French PolynesiaRank 150 of 197EswatiniRank 151 of 197TongaRank 152 of 197FijiRank 153 of 197GreeceRank 154 of 197LuxembourgRank 155 of 197United KingdomRank 156 of 197LatviaRank 157 of 197South KoreaRank 158 of 197BahrainRank 159 of 197SloveniaRank 160 of 197SlovakiaRank 161 of 197NauruRank 162 of 197MoldovaRank 163 of 197ParaguayRank 164 of 197QatarRank 165 of 197ArmeniaRank 166 of 197West Bank and GazaRank 167 of 197HungaryRank 168 of 197SeychellesRank 169 of 197United Arab EmiratesRank 170 of 197VenezuelaRank 171 of 197EstoniaRank 172 of 197UruguayRank 173 of 197ChileRank 174 of 197MozambiqueRank 175 of 197CanadaRank 176 of 197DenmarkRank 177 of 197New ZealandRank 178 of 197PortugalRank 179 of 197DR CongoRank 180 of 197AustriaRank 181 of 197BelgiumRank 182 of 197SpainRank 183 of 197BrazilRank 184 of 197NetherlandsRank 185 of 197Hong KongRank 186 of 197PanamaRank 187 of 197FranceRank 188 of 197BhutanRank 189 of 197SwitzerlandRank 190 of 197FinlandRank 191 of 197MacaoRank 192 of 197NorwayRank 193 of 197SwedenRank 194 of 197IcelandRank 195 of 197SingaporeRank 196 of 197MaltaRank 197 of 197

CO2 per unit energy Data Coverage

This page lists 197 countries with available CO2 per unit energy data. Data sourced from Our World in Data. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.