Croatia vs Spain: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Croatia
158.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Spain
153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Croatia rank
170th
Spain rank
172nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Croatia
- Spain
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 158.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Spain, a difference of 4.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Croatia ranks 170th and Spain ranks 172nd of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 279.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 440.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 160.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Spain |
| 2000s | 349.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 434.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 84.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Spain |
| 2010s | 272.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 303.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 30.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Spain |
| 2020s | 201.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 179.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 21.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Croatia or Spain?
- Croatia, at 158.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Croatia and Spain?
- 4.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Croatia ranks 170th and Spain ranks 172nd 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.