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China vs Gabon: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

China
525.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Gabon
523.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
China rank
88th
Gabon rank
90th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • China
  • Gabon
0200400600800200020122025

How they compare

China currently reports 525.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 523.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Gabon, a difference of 2.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

Across all 25 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 88th and Gabon ranks 90th of 213 countries.

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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.