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Denmark vs Zambia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Denmark
114.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Zambia
119.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Denmark rank
187th
Zambia rank
185th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Denmark
  • Zambia
0200400600800199020072025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 119.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 114.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Denmark, a difference of 5.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

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

Denmark ranks 187th and Zambia ranks 185th 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
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.