Italy vs Nicaragua: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Italy
284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Nicaragua
300.89 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Italy rank
145th
Nicaragua rank
143rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Italy
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 300.89 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 284.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Italy, a difference of 16.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Italy ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 213 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 502.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 496.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
| 2010s | 400.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 368.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 31.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
| 2020s | 331.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 280.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 50.54 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, Italy or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 300.89 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 Italy and Nicaragua?
- 16.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Nicaragua rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Italy ranks 145th and Nicaragua ranks 143rd 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.