Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Sri Lanka
329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Tanzania
345.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
135th
Tanzania rank
132nd

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tanzania
100200300400500200020122025

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 345.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Sri Lanka, a difference of 15.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 135th and Tanzania ranks 132nd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 389.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 175.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 213.87 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Sri Lanka
2010s 443.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 336.08 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 107.21 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Sri Lanka
2020s 427.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 337.22 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 90.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 345.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 329.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
15.74 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Sri Lanka ranks 135th and Tanzania ranks 132nd 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.