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
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
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.