Egypt, Arab Rep. vs Eritrea: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Egypt, Arab Rep.
563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Eritrea
577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Egypt, Arab Rep. rank
72nd
Eritrea rank
69th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Eritrea
0200400600200020122025

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, Arab Rep., 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, Arab Rep. 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, Arab Rep. 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, Arab Rep. 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, Arab Rep. as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Egypt, Arab Rep. and Eritrea?
14.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt, Arab Rep. and Eritrea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Egypt, Arab Rep. and Eritrea rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Egypt, Arab Rep. 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

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
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.