Brazil vs New Zealand: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Brazil
109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
New Zealand
92.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Brazil rank
185th
New Zealand rank
188th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Brazil
- New Zealand
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 92.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in New Zealand, a difference of 17.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
Brazil ranks 185th and New Zealand ranks 188th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 222.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 124.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 147.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 151.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 3.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 119.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 113.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Brazil or New Zealand?
- Brazil, at 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 92.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Brazil and New Zealand?
- 17.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Brazil ranks 185th and New Zealand ranks 188th 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.