Belgium vs Greenland: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Belgium
149.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Greenland
150 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Belgium rank
175th
Greenland rank
174th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Belgium
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 150 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 149.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Belgium, a difference of 0.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greenland ahead.
Belgium ranks 175th and Greenland ranks 174th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 283.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 43.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Greenland |
| 2010s | 185.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 159.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 26.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Belgium |
| 2020s | 139.89 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 128.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10.98 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 Greenland?
- Greenland, at 150 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 149.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Belgium and Greenland?
- 0.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greenland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Greenland rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Belgium ranks 175th and Greenland ranks 174th 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.