Bangladesh vs Iraq: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Bangladesh
696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Iraq
683.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
15th
Iraq rank
18th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Iraq
0200400600200020122025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 683.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Iraq, a difference of 13.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 18th of 213 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 657.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 624.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 33.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Bangladesh
2010s 674.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 645.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 28.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Bangladesh
2020s 682.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 681.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 0.798 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Bangladesh or Iraq?
Bangladesh, at 696.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 683.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Bangladesh and Iraq?
13.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iraq?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Iraq rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Bangladesh ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 18th 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.