Burundi vs Guinea: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Burundi
183.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Guinea
181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Burundi rank
164th
Guinea rank
166th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Burundi
- Guinea
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 183.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Guinea, a difference of 2.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 164th and Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 276.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 276.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Guinea |
| 2010s | 110.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 218.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 107.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Guinea |
| 2020s | 202.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 203.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 0.648 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Burundi or Guinea?
- Burundi, at 183.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Burundi and Guinea?
- 2.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Guinea rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Burundi ranks 164th and Guinea ranks 166th 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.