Spain vs Sudan: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Spain
153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Sudan
153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Spain rank
172nd
Sudan rank
171st
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Spain
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Spain, a difference of 0.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 172nd and Sudan ranks 171st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 434.55 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 413.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 20.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Spain |
| 2010s | 303.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 220.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 82.76 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Spain |
| 2020s | 185.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 202.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 17.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Spain or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Spain and Sudan?
- 0.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sudan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Sudan rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Spain ranks 172nd and Sudan ranks 171st 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.