El Salvador vs Georgia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
El Salvador
139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Georgia
145.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
El Salvador rank
177th
Georgia rank
176th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- El Salvador
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 145.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in El Salvador, a difference of 6.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 177th and Georgia ranks 176th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Georgia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 309.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 121.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 188.04 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 265.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 141.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 124.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 132.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 156.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 23.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, El Salvador or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 145.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between El Salvador and Georgia?
- 6.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Georgia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Georgia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 177th and Georgia ranks 176th 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.