South Korea vs Togo: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
South Korea
417.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Togo
422.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
South Korea rank
119th
Togo rank
118th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- South Korea
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 422.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 417.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in South Korea, a difference of 5.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 119th and Togo ranks 118th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Togo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 467.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 314.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 153.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | South Korea |
| 2010s | 500.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 458.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 42.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | South Korea |
| 2020s | 439.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 461.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 22.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, South Korea or Togo?
- Togo, at 422.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 417.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between South Korea and Togo?
- 5.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Togo?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Togo rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- South Korea ranks 119th and Togo ranks 118th 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.