Albania vs Norway: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Albania
25.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Norway
28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Albania rank
206th
Norway rank
203rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Albania
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 25.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Albania, a difference of 2.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 206th and Norway ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 28.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 11.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Albania |
| 2010s | 24.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 34.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
| 2020s | 24.39 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 29.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Albania or Norway?
- Norway, at 28.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 25.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Albania and Norway?
- 2.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Norway?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Norway rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Albania ranks 206th and Norway ranks 203rd 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.