Austria vs Portugal: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Austria
116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Portugal
127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Austria rank
186th
Portugal rank
183rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Austria, a difference of 11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 186th and Portugal ranks 183rd of 213 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 558.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 340.39 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Portugal |
| 2000s | 235.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 516.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 281.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Portugal |
| 2010s | 177.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 365.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 187.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Portugal |
| 2020s | 123.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 180.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 56.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Austria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 116.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Austria and Portugal?
- 11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Austria ranks 186th and Portugal ranks 183rd 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.