Angola vs Burundi: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Angola
185.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Burundi
183.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Angola rank
163rd
Burundi rank
164th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Angola
  • Burundi
0100200300200020122024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 185.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 183.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Burundi, a difference of 1.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 163rd and Burundi ranks 164th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Burundi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Burundi Difference Ahead
2000s 199.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 0 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 199.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Angola
2010s 240.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 110.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 129.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Angola
2020s 177.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 202.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 25.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Angola or Burundi?
Angola, at 185.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 183.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Angola and Burundi?
1.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burundi?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Angola and Burundi rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Angola ranks 163rd and Burundi ranks 164th 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.

Individual pages

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.