Botswana vs Brunei: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Botswana
851.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Brunei
892.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Botswana rank
8th
Brunei rank
7th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Botswana
  • Brunei
02004006008001.0k200020122024

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 892.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 851.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Botswana, a difference of 40.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 8th and Brunei ranks 7th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Brunei Difference Ahead
2000s 853.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 902.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 48.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Brunei
2010s 845.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 902.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 56.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Brunei
2020s 849.89 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 893.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 44.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Botswana or Brunei?
Brunei, at 892.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 851.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Botswana and Brunei?
40.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Brunei?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Brunei rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Botswana ranks 8th and Brunei ranks 7th 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.