Austria vs Brazil: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Austria
116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Brazil
109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Austria rank
186th
Brazil rank
188th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Austria
- Brazil
How they compare
Austria currently reports 116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Brazil, a difference of 6.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 186th and Brazil ranks 188th of 213 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 235.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 97.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 138.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Austria |
| 2010s | 177.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 147.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 29.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Austria |
| 2020s | 123.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 119.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 4.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Austria or Brazil?
- Austria, at 116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Austria and Brazil?
- 6.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Brazil?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Brazil rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Austria ranks 186th and Brazil ranks 188th 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.