Slovakia vs Uruguay: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Slovakia
94.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Uruguay
80.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Slovakia rank
190th
Uruguay rank
193rd
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Slovakia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 94.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 80.4 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Uruguay, a difference of 14.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Slovakia ahead.
Slovakia ranks 190th and Uruguay ranks 193rd of 213 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 238.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 128.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 110.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 187.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 119.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 68.59 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 129.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 103.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 26 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Slovakia or Uruguay?
- Slovakia, at 94.85 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 Slovakia and Uruguay?
- 14.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Slovakia and Uruguay rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Slovakia ranks 190th and Uruguay ranks 193rd 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.