Brazil vs Slovakia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Brazil
109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Slovakia
94.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Brazil rank
188th
Slovakia rank
190th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Brazil
  • Slovakia
100200300400199020072025

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 94.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Slovakia, a difference of 15.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Slovakia's.

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

Brazil ranks 188th and Slovakia ranks 190th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 97.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 238.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 141.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Slovakia
2010s 147.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 187.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 40.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Slovakia
2020s 119.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 129.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 9.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Brazil or Slovakia?
Brazil, at 109.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 94.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Brazil and Slovakia?
15.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Slovakia?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Slovakia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Brazil ranks 188th and Slovakia ranks 190th 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.