Mexico vs Turkey: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Mexico
474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Turkey
474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Mexico rank
107th
Turkey rank
105th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Mexico
  • Turkey
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mexico, a difference of 0.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.

Mexico ranks 107th and Turkey ranks 105th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 547.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 556.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 8.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Turkey
2010s 535.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 526.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 9.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Mexico
2020s 475.15 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 484.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 9.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Mexico or Turkey?
Turkey, at 474.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Mexico and Turkey?
0.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Mexico ranks 107th and Turkey ranks 105th 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.