Kiribati vs Somalia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Kiribati
500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Somalia
511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Kiribati rank
95th
Somalia rank
93rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Kiribati
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Kiribati, a difference of 11.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 95th and Somalia ranks 93rd of 213 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 583.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 653.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 70.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Somalia |
| 2010s | 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 645.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 45.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Somalia |
| 2020s | 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 546.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 46.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Kiribati or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Kiribati and Somalia?
- 11.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Somalia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Kiribati ranks 95th and Somalia ranks 93rd 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.