Chile vs Guatemala: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Chile
289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Guatemala
301.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Chile rank
144th
Guatemala rank
142nd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Chile
  • Guatemala
200300400500600200020122025

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 301.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Chile, a difference of 11.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 144th and Guatemala ranks 142nd of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Guatemala Difference Ahead
2000s 385.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 391.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 6.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Guatemala
2010s 495.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 328.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 166.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Chile
2020s 360.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 270.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 90.04 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Chile or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 301.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Chile and Guatemala?
11.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guatemala?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chile and Guatemala rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Chile ranks 144th and Guatemala ranks 142nd 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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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.