Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sweden: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Democratic Republic of Congo
27.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Sweden
35.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
205th
Sweden rank
202nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 35.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 27.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 7.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 205th and Sweden ranks 202nd of 213 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 50.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 23.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
| 2010s | 25.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 45.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 19.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
| 2020s | 26.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 38.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 12.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 35.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 27.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
- 7.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sweden rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 205th and Sweden ranks 202nd 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.