Romania vs Ukraine: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Romania
250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Ukraine
250.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2022
Romania rank
151st
Ukraine rank
152nd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Romania
  • Ukraine
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 250.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Ukraine, a difference of 0.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 151st and Ukraine ranks 152nd of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 536.66 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 487.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 49.26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Romania
2000s 516.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 402.71 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 113.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Romania
2010s 390.95 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 397.27 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 6.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Ukraine
2020s 288.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 285.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 3.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Romania or Ukraine?
Romania, at 250.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 250.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Romania and Ukraine?
0.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Romania ranks 151st 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.