India vs Western Sahara: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
India
670.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Western Sahara
666.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2009
India rank
23rd
Western Sahara rank
24th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- India
- Western Sahara
How they compare
India currently reports 670.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 666.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Western Sahara, a difference of 3.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Across all 10 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 23rd and Western Sahara ranks 24th of 213 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, India or Western Sahara?
- India, at 670.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 666.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between India and Western Sahara?
- 3.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Western Sahara?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.
- How do India and Western Sahara rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- India ranks 23rd and Western Sahara ranks 24th 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
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.