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
0200400600200020122025

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

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.