Italy vs Montenegro: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Italy
284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Montenegro
264.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Italy rank
145th
Montenegro rank
148th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Italy
- Montenegro
How they compare
Italy currently reports 284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 264.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Montenegro, a difference of 20.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Montenegro's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 145th and Montenegro ranks 148th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 493.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 393.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 100 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
| 2010s | 400.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 466.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 65.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 323.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 412.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 89.3 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, Italy or Montenegro?
- Italy, at 284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 264.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Montenegro as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Italy and Montenegro?
- 20.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Montenegro?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Montenegro rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Italy ranks 145th 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.