Argentina vs Germany: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Argentina

346 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour

in 2025

Germany

329.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour

in 2025

Argentina rank

131st

Germany rank

134th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

Argentina
Germany

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 346 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 329.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Germany, a difference of 16.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Argentina ranks 131st and Germany ranks 134th of 213 countries.

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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: 07 August 2026

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