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Congo vs Libya: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Congo
716.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Libya
826.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Congo rank
12th
Libya rank
9th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Congo
  • Libya
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 826.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 716.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Congo, a difference of 110.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 12th and Libya ranks 9th 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.