British Virgin Islands vs Equatorial Guinea: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

British Virgin Islands
647.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
British Virgin Islands rank
32nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
34th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Equatorial Guinea
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 647.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 2.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 32nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 660.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 746.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 86.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Equatorial Guinea
2010s 660.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 645.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 14.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour British Virgin Islands
2020s 657.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 608.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 48.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, British Virgin Islands or Equatorial Guinea?
British Virgin Islands, at 647.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between British Virgin Islands and Equatorial Guinea?
2.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Equatorial Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
British Virgin Islands ranks 32nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th 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.