Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Burkina Faso
562.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Egypt
563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
74th
Egypt rank
72nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 562.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Egypt ranks 72nd of 213 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 533.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 556.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 23.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Egypt |
| 2010s | 558.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 588.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 30.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Egypt |
| 2020s | 557.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 570.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 12.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 562.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 1.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Egypt ranks 72nd 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.