Kenya vs Venezuela: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Kenya
95.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Venezuela
85.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Kenya rank
189th
Venezuela rank
192nd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Kenya
- Venezuela
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 95.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 85.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Venezuela, a difference of 9.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 189th and Venezuela ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 231.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 17.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Kenya |
| 2010s | 157.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 303.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 146.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 91.94 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 143.39 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 51.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Kenya or Venezuela?
- Kenya, at 95.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 85.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Kenya and Venezuela?
- 9.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Venezuela?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Venezuela rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Kenya ranks 189th and Venezuela ranks 192nd 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.