Guam vs Maldives: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Guam
607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Maldives
611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Guam rank
54th
Maldives rank
51st

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Guam
  • Maldives
0200400600200020122024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Guam, a difference of 4.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.

Guam ranks 54th and Maldives ranks 51st of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 658.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 663.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 5.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Maldives
2010s 646.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 647.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 0.819 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Maldives
2020s 616.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 615.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 1.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Guam or Maldives?
Maldives, at 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Guam as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Guam and Maldives?
4.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Maldives?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guam and Maldives rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Guam ranks 54th and Maldives ranks 51st 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.