Egypt vs Eritrea: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Egypt
563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Eritrea
577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Egypt rank
72nd
Eritrea rank
69th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Egypt
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Egypt, a difference of 14.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Egypt ranks 72nd and Eritrea ranks 69th of 213 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 556.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 653.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 96.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 588.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 639.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 50.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 570.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 583.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 12.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Egypt and Eritrea?
- 14.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Eritrea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Eritrea rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Egypt ranks 72nd and Eritrea ranks 69th 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.