Afghanistan vs Latvia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Afghanistan
131.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Latvia
138.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
180th
Latvia rank
178th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Afghanistan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 138.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 131.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 180th and Latvia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 217.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 153.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 63.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 142 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 191.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 49.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Latvia |
| 2020s | 117.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 148.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 30.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Afghanistan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 138.76 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 Latvia?
- 7.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latvia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Latvia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th and Latvia ranks 178th 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.