Chile vs Italy: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Chile
289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Italy
284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Chile rank
144th
Italy rank
145th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Chile
  • Italy
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Chile currently reports 289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Italy, a difference of 4.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Chile ranks 144th and Italy ranks 145th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 385.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 502.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 117.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Italy
2010s 495.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 400.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 94.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Chile
2020s 348.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 323.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 25.54 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 Italy?
Chile, at 289.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Chile and Italy?
4.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Chile and Italy rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Chile ranks 144th and Italy ranks 145th 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.