Guatemala vs Italy: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Guatemala
301.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Italy
284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Guatemala rank
142nd
Italy rank
145th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Guatemala
  • Italy
200300400500600199020072025

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 301.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Italy, a difference of 16.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Guatemala ranks 142nd and Italy ranks 145th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 391.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 502.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 110.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Italy
2010s 328.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 400.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 72.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Italy
2020s 270.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 331.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 60.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Guatemala or Italy?
Guatemala, at 301.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Guatemala and Italy?
16.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Italy?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Italy rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Guatemala ranks 142nd and Italy ranks 145th 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.