Senegal vs Thailand: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Senegal
539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Thailand
545.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Senegal rank
82nd
Thailand rank
80th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Senegal
  • Thailand
0200400600200020122025

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 545.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Senegal, a difference of 5.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 80th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 605.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 600.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 5.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Senegal
2010s 611.86 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 591.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 20.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Senegal
2020s 551.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 560.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 8.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Senegal or Thailand?
Thailand, at 545.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 539.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Senegal and Thailand?
5.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Thailand?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Thailand rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Senegal ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 80th 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.