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
0204060199020072025

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

Indicator
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Unit
grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,691 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.