Eswatini vs Portugal: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Eswatini
131.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Portugal
127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Eswatini rank
181st
Portugal rank
183rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Eswatini
- Portugal
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 131.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Portugal, a difference of 3.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Eswatini ranks 181st and Portugal ranks 183rd of 213 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 191.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 516.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 325.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Portugal |
| 2010s | 171.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 365.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 193.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Portugal |
| 2020s | 136.03 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 190.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 54.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Eswatini or Portugal?
- Eswatini, at 131.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Eswatini and Portugal?
- 3.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Portugal rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Eswatini ranks 181st and Portugal ranks 183rd 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.