Honduras vs Sri Lanka: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Honduras
322.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Sri Lanka
329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Honduras rank
136th
Sri Lanka rank
135th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Honduras
  • Sri Lanka
0200400600200020122025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 322.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Honduras, a difference of 7.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Honduras ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 135th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Honduras averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Honduras Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 397.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 389.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 8.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Honduras
2010s 362.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 443.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 81.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Sri Lanka
2020s 311.51 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 427.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 115.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Honduras or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 322.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Honduras as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Honduras and Sri Lanka?
7.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Honduras and Sri Lanka rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Honduras ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 135th 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.