Czechia vs United States: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Czechia
401.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
United States
384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Czechia rank
122nd
United States rank
125th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Czechia
- United States
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 401.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in United States, a difference of 17.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 122nd and United States ranks 125th of 213 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 667.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 598.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 69.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Czechia |
| 2010s | 549.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 507.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 41.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Czechia |
| 2020s | 446.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 401.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 45.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Czechia or United States?
- Czechia, at 401.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 384.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Czechia and United States?
- 17.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and United States rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Czechia ranks 122nd and United States ranks 125th 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.