Estonia vs Sri Lanka: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Estonia
319.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Sri Lanka
329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Estonia rank
138th
Sri Lanka rank
135th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Estonia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 319.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Estonia, a difference of 10.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 135th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 634.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 389.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 245.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Estonia |
| 2010s | 583.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 443.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 140.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Estonia |
| 2020s | 400.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 411 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Estonia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 319.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Estonia and Sri Lanka?
- 10.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Estonia ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 135th 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.