Ecuador vs Guinea: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Ecuador
159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Guinea
181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Ecuador rank
169th
Guinea rank
166th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Ecuador
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Ecuador, a difference of 22.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 169th and Guinea ranks 166th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 276.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 18.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 300.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 218.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 82.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 177.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 203.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 25.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Ecuador or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 181.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Ecuador and Guinea?
- 22.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Guinea rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Ecuador ranks 169th and Guinea ranks 166th 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.