Egypt vs Jamaica: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Egypt
563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Jamaica
563.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Egypt rank
72nd
Jamaica rank
73rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 563.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Jamaica, a difference of 0.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Egypt ranks 72nd and Jamaica ranks 73rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 556.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 634.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 77.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 588.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 592.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 3.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 570.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 559.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt, at 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 563.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 0.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Egypt ranks 72nd and Jamaica ranks 73rd 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.