Australia vs Mauritania: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Australia
525.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Mauritania
512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Australia rank
89th
Mauritania rank
92nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Australia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 525.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mauritania, a difference of 13.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 89th and Mauritania ranks 92nd of 213 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 793.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 605.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 188.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Australia |
| 2010s | 725.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 511.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 213.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Australia |
| 2020s | 587.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 492.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 94.85 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 Mauritania?
- Australia, at 525.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Australia and Mauritania?
- 13.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mauritania rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Australia ranks 89th and Mauritania ranks 92nd 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.