Georgia vs Greenland: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Georgia
145.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Greenland
150 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Georgia rank
176th
Greenland rank
174th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Georgia
  • Greenland
50100150200250300200020122025

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 150 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 145.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Georgia, a difference of 4.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greenland ahead.

Georgia ranks 176th and Greenland ranks 174th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Georgia Greenland Difference Ahead
2000s 121.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 283.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 162.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Greenland
2010s 141.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 159.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 17.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Greenland
2020s 158.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 128.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 29.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Georgia or Greenland?
Greenland, at 150 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 145.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Georgia as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Georgia and Greenland?
4.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Greenland?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Georgia and Greenland rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Georgia ranks 176th and Greenland ranks 174th 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

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.