Greece vs Suriname: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Greece
315.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Suriname
321.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Greece rank
140th
Suriname rank
137th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Greece
  • Suriname
200400600800199020072025

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 321.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 315.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Greece, a difference of 6.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 140th and Suriname ranks 137th of 213 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 788.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 286.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 501.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Greece
2010s 623.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 354.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 269.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Greece
2020s 368.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 341.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 26.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Greece or Suriname?
Suriname, at 321.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 315.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Greece and Suriname?
6.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Suriname?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Greece and Suriname rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Greece ranks 140th and Suriname ranks 137th 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.