Mozambique vs Portugal: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Mozambique
129.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Portugal
127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Mozambique rank
182nd
Portugal rank
183rd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Mozambique
  • Portugal
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 129.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Portugal, a difference of 1.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

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

Mozambique ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 183rd of 213 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 25.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 516.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 491.43 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Portugal
2010s 78.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 365.05 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 286.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Portugal
2020s 129.14 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 190.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 61.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Mozambique or Portugal?
Mozambique, at 129.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 127.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Mozambique and Portugal?
1.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Portugal?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Portugal rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Mozambique ranks 182nd and Portugal ranks 183rd 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.