Peru vs Ukraine: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Peru
238.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Ukraine
250.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2022
Peru rank
155th
Ukraine rank
152nd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Peru
  • Ukraine
100200300400500600199020072025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 250.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 238.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Peru, a difference of 12.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ukraine ahead.

Peru ranks 155th and Ukraine ranks 152nd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 190.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 402.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 212.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Ukraine
2010s 288.96 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 397.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 108.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Ukraine
2020s 259.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 285.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 25.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Peru or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 250.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 238.25 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Peru and Ukraine?
12.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Ukraine?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Peru and Ukraine rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Peru ranks 155th and Ukraine ranks 152nd 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.