Myanmar vs Somalia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Myanmar
502.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Somalia
511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Myanmar rank
94th
Somalia rank
93rd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Myanmar
  • Somalia
0200400600200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 502.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Myanmar, a difference of 8.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Myanmar ranks 94th and Somalia ranks 93rd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 474.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 653.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 178.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia
2010s 359.24 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 645.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 286.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia
2020s 510.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 546.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 35.72 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Myanmar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 502.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Myanmar and Somalia?
8.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Myanmar ranks 94th and Somalia 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.