Cameroon vs United Kingdom: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Cameroon
225.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
United Kingdom
217.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Cameroon rank
157th
United Kingdom rank
159th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Cameroon
  • United Kingdom
0200400600800199020072025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 225.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 217.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in United Kingdom, a difference of 8.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

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

Cameroon ranks 157th and United Kingdom ranks 159th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 101.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 535.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 433.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour United Kingdom
2010s 264.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 411.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 146.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour United Kingdom
2020s 270.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 243.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 26.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Cameroon or United Kingdom?
Cameroon, at 225.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 217.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Cameroon and United Kingdom?
8.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United Kingdom?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and United Kingdom rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Cameroon ranks 157th and United Kingdom ranks 159th 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.