Namibia vs Uganda: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Namibia
48.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Uganda
58.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Namibia rank
198th
Uganda rank
195th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Namibia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 58.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 48.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Namibia, a difference of 9.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 198th and Uganda ranks 195th of 213 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 105.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 55.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Uganda |
| 2010s | 49.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 105.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 56.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Uganda |
| 2020s | 49.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 56.84 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 7.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Namibia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 58.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 48.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Namibia and Uganda?
- 9.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Uganda rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Namibia ranks 198th and Uganda ranks 195th 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
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.