Mauritania vs Somalia, Fed. Rep.: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Mauritania
512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Mauritania rank
92nd
Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank
93rd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Mauritania
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
0200400600200020122024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Somalia, Fed. Rep., a difference of 0.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia, Fed. Rep. ahead.

Mauritania ranks 92nd and Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 93rd of 213 countries.

Somalia, Fed. Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Somalia, Fed. Rep. Difference Ahead
2000s 605.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 653.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 48.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2010s 511.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 645.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 133.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2020s 492.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 546.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 54.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Mauritania or Somalia, Fed. Rep.?
Mauritania, at 512.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Somalia, Fed. Rep. as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Mauritania and Somalia, Fed. Rep.?
0.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia, Fed. Rep.?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Mauritania ranks 92nd and Somalia, Fed. Rep. 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

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.