Eritrea vs Tonga: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Eritrea
577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Tonga
571.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Eritrea rank
69th
Tonga rank
70th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Eritrea
  • Tonga
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 571.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Tonga, a difference of 6.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.

Eritrea ranks 69th and Tonga ranks 70th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 653.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 660 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 6.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Tonga
2010s 639.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 598.1 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 41.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Eritrea
2020s 583.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 582.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 1.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Eritrea or Tonga?
Eritrea, at 577.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 571.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Eritrea and Tonga?
6.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Tonga?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Tonga rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Eritrea ranks 69th and Tonga ranks 70th 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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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.