Netherlands vs Romania: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Netherlands
253.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Romania
250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Netherlands rank
150th
Romania rank
151st
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Netherlands
- Romania
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 253.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Romania, a difference of 2.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 150th and Romania ranks 151st of 213 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 560.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 536.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 23.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 519.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 516.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 3.49 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 490.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 390.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 100.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 298.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 268.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 30.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Netherlands or Romania?
- Netherlands, at 253.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Netherlands and Romania?
- 2.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Netherlands ranks 150th and Romania ranks 151st 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.