Belgium vs El Salvador: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Belgium
149.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
El Salvador
139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Belgium rank
172nd
El Salvador rank
174th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Belgium
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 149.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in El Salvador, a difference of 10.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belgium ranks 172nd and El Salvador ranks 174th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 309.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 69.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 185.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 265.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 79.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 141.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 132.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 8.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Belgium or El Salvador?
- Belgium, at 149.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Belgium and El Salvador?
- 10.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and El Salvador rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Belgium ranks 172nd and El Salvador ranks 174th of 210 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.