Ecuador vs Spain: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Ecuador
159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Spain
153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Ecuador rank
169th
Spain rank
172nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Spain, a difference of 5.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 169th and Spain ranks 172nd of 213 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 434.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 139.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Spain |
| 2010s | 300.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 303.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 2.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Spain |
| 2020s | 174.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 179.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Ecuador or Spain?
- Ecuador, at 159.02 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 Ecuador and Spain?
- 5.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Ecuador ranks 169th 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.