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
0200400600200020122025

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

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.