Angola vs Guinea: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Angola
185.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Guinea
181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Angola rank
163rd
Guinea rank
166th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Angola
  • Guinea
100150200250300350200020122024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 185.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Guinea, a difference of 4.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.

Angola ranks 163rd and Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 199.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 276.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 76.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Guinea
2010s 240.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 218.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 22.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Angola
2020s 177.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 203.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 26.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Angola or Guinea?
Angola, at 185.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Angola and Guinea?
4.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Angola and Guinea rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Angola ranks 163rd and Guinea ranks 166th 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.