Bolivia vs Japan: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Bolivia
481.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Japan
477.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Bolivia rank
103rd
Japan rank
104th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Bolivia
  • Japan
0200400600200020122025

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 481.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 477.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Japan, a difference of 4.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Bolivia ranks 103rd and Japan ranks 104th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 406.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 453.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 46.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Japan
2010s 519.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 550.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 31.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Japan
2020s 485.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 502.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 16.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Bolivia or Japan?
Bolivia, at 481.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 477.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Bolivia and Japan?
4.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Japan?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Japan rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Bolivia ranks 103rd and Japan ranks 104th 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.