Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Afghanistan
131.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
El Salvador
139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
180th
El Salvador rank
177th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Afghanistan
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 131.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Afghanistan, a difference of 8.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 180th and El Salvador ranks 177th of 213 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 217.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 309.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 91.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 142 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 265.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 123.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 117.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 131.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 14.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 131.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 8.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th and El Salvador ranks 177th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.