Armenia vs Canada: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Armenia
211.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Canada
190.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Armenia rank
160th
Canada rank
161st

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Armenia
  • Canada
0100200300200020122025

How they compare

Armenia currently reports 211.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 190.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Canada, a difference of 21.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 160th and Canada ranks 161st of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Canada Difference Ahead
2000s 194.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 232.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 37.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Canada
2010s 233.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 186.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 46.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Armenia
2020s 245.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 173.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 72.39 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Armenia or Canada?
Armenia, at 211.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 190.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Armenia and Canada?
21.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Canada?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Armenia and Canada rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Armenia ranks 160th and Canada ranks 161st 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.