Guam vs Nauru: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Guam
607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Nauru
600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Guam rank
54th
Nauru rank
56th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Guam
  • Nauru
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Guam currently reports 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Nauru, a difference of 7.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nauru ahead.

Guam ranks 54th and Nauru ranks 56th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 658.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 58.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Guam
2010s 646.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 616.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 29.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Guam
2020s 616.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 720 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 103.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Guam or Nauru?
Guam, at 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Nauru as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Guam and Nauru?
7.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Nauru?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guam and Nauru rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Guam ranks 54th and Nauru ranks 56th 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.