Finland vs Uruguay: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Finland
57.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Uruguay
80.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Finland rank
196th
Uruguay rank
193rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Finland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 80.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 57.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Finland, a difference of 22.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 196th and Uruguay ranks 193rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 294.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 128.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 166.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Finland |
| 2010s | 221.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 119.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 102.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Finland |
| 2020s | 100.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 103.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 2.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Finland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 80.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 57.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Finland and Uruguay?
- 22.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Uruguay rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Finland ranks 196th and Uruguay ranks 193rd 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.