Ecuador vs Sudan: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Ecuador
159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Sudan
153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Ecuador rank
169th
Sudan rank
171st
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Ecuador
- Sudan
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Sudan, a difference of 5.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sudan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 169th and Sudan ranks 171st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 413.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 118.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sudan |
| 2010s | 300.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 220.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 79.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 177.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 202.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 24.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Ecuador or Sudan?
- Ecuador, at 159.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Ecuador and Sudan?
- 5.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sudan rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Ecuador ranks 169th and Sudan ranks 171st 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.