El Salvador vs Lithuania: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
El Salvador
139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Lithuania
138.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
El Salvador rank
177th
Lithuania rank
179th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 138.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Lithuania, a difference of 0.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 177th and Lithuania ranks 179th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 309.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 95.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 214.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 265.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 265.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 0.469 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 132.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 167.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 34.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, El Salvador or Lithuania?
- El Salvador, at 139.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 138.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between El Salvador and Lithuania?
- 0.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lithuania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Lithuania rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- El Salvador ranks 177th and Lithuania ranks 179th 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.