Australia vs Martinique: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Australia
525.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Martinique
529.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2023
Australia rank
89th
Martinique rank
86th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Australia
- Martinique
How they compare
Martinique currently reports 529.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 525.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Australia, a difference of 4.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 89th and Martinique ranks 86th of 213 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 793.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 651.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 142.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Australia |
| 2010s | 725.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 612.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 112.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Australia |
| 2020s | 595.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 527.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 68.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Australia or Martinique?
- Martinique, at 529.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 525.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Australia and Martinique?
- 4.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Martinique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Martinique?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Martinique rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Australia ranks 89th and Martinique ranks 86th 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
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.