Somalia vs Vanuatu: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Somalia
511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Vanuatu
500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2023
Somalia rank
93rd
Vanuatu rank
95th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Somalia
  • Vanuatu
0200400600200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Vanuatu, a difference of 11.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 95th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 653.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 613.33 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 40.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia
2010s 645.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 582.54 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 63.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia
2020s 555.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 486.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 69.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Somalia or Vanuatu?
Somalia, at 511.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 500 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Somalia and Vanuatu?
11.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vanuatu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Vanuatu rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Somalia ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 95th 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.