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
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
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.