Barbados vs Yemen: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Barbados
594.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Yemen
592.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Barbados rank
61st
Yemen rank
63rd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Barbados
  • Yemen
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 594.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 592.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Yemen, a difference of 2.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 63rd of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 659.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 658.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 1.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Barbados
2010s 646.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 679.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 33.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Yemen
2020s 603.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 588.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 15.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Barbados or Yemen?
Barbados, at 594.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 592.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Barbados and Yemen?
2.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Yemen rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Barbados ranks 61st and Yemen ranks 63rd 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.