Burkina Faso vs Seychelles: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Burkina Faso
562.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Seychelles
555.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
72nd
Seychelles rank
75th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Seychelles
0200400600200020122024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 562.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 555.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Seychelles, a difference of 6.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Seychelles ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 72nd and Seychelles ranks 75th of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Seychelles Difference Ahead
2000s 533.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 653.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 120.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Seychelles
2010s 558.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 645.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 87.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Seychelles
2020s 557.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 565.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 7.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Burkina Faso or Seychelles?
Burkina Faso, at 562.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 555.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Burkina Faso and Seychelles?
6.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Seychelles?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Seychelles rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Burkina Faso ranks 72nd and Seychelles ranks 75th 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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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.