Eritrea vs Qatar: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Eritrea
577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Qatar
581.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Eritrea rank
69th
Qatar rank
68th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Eritrea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 581.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Eritrea, a difference of 3.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 69th and Qatar ranks 68th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 653.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 603.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 49.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 639.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 602.89 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 36.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 583.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 593.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Eritrea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 581.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Eritrea and Qatar?
- 3.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Qatar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Qatar rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Eritrea ranks 69th and Qatar ranks 68th 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.