Egypt vs New Caledonia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Egypt
563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
New Caledonia
560.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Egypt rank
72nd
New Caledonia rank
75th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Egypt
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 560.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in New Caledonia, a difference of 2.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 72nd and New Caledonia ranks 75th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 556.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 546.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 9.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Egypt |
| 2010s | 588.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 629.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 40.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 570.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 589.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 19.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Egypt or New Caledonia?
- Egypt, at 563.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 560.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Egypt and New Caledonia?
- 2.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and New Caledonia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and New Caledonia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Egypt ranks 72nd and New Caledonia ranks 75th 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.