Argentina vs Tanzania: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Argentina
346 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Tanzania
345.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Argentina rank
131st
Tanzania rank
132nd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Argentina
  • Tanzania
100200300400200020122025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 346 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 345.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Tanzania, a difference of 0.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 131st and Tanzania ranks 132nd of 213 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 350.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 175.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 175 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Argentina
2010s 419.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 336.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 83.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Argentina
2020s 378.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 337.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 40.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Argentina or Tanzania?
Argentina, at 346 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 345.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Argentina and Tanzania?
0.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Tanzania rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Argentina ranks 131st and Tanzania ranks 132nd 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.