Ireland vs Montenegro: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Ireland
256.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Montenegro
264.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Ireland rank
149th
Montenegro rank
148th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Ireland
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 264.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 256.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Ireland, a difference of 7.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 149th and Montenegro ranks 148th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 538.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 393.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 145.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Ireland |
| 2010s | 428.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 466.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 37.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 297.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 412.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 115.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Ireland or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 264.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 256.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Ireland and Montenegro?
- 7.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Montenegro?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Montenegro rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Ireland ranks 149th and Montenegro ranks 148th 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.