Botswana vs Mongolia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Botswana
851.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Mongolia
816.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Botswana rank
8th
Mongolia rank
10th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Botswana
- Mongolia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 851.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 816.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mongolia, a difference of 35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Botswana ranks 8th and Mongolia ranks 10th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 853.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 907.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 53.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 845.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 867.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 22.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 849.89 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 810.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 39.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Botswana or Mongolia?
- Botswana, at 851.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 816.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Botswana and Mongolia?
- 35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mongolia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mongolia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Botswana ranks 8th and Mongolia ranks 10th 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.