Equatorial Guinea vs South Sudan: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Equatorial Guinea
644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
South Sudan
642.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
34th
South Sudan rank
35th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • South Sudan
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 642.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in South Sudan, a difference of 1.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 35th of 213 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 610.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 660.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 49.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour South Sudan
2020s 616.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 644.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 28.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Equatorial Guinea or South Sudan?
Equatorial Guinea, at 644.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 642.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?
1.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 34th and South Sudan ranks 35th 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.