New Zealand vs Uruguay: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
New Zealand
92.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Uruguay
80.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
New Zealand rank
188th
Uruguay rank
190th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 92.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 80.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Uruguay, a difference of 12.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 188th and Uruguay ranks 190th of 210 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 222.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 128.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 93.91 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 151.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 119.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 32.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 113.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 103.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 92.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 80.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 12.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- New Zealand ranks 188th and Uruguay ranks 190th of 210 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.