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
100200300400200020122025

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

Indicator
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Unit
grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,691 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.