Chile vs Greece: Carbon intensity of energy
Chile
188.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Greece
188.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Chile rank
138th
Greece rank
139th
Carbon intensity of energy over time
- Chile
- Greece
How they compare
Chile currently reports 188.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 188.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Greece, a difference of 0.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 138th and Greece ranks 139th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 280.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 227.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 52.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Chile |
| 1970s | 302.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 213.54 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 88.75 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Chile |
| 1980s | 249.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 269.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 20.76 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
| 1990s | 218.02 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 288.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 69.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
| 2000s | 204.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 281.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 77.19 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
| 2010s | 215.93 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 258.26 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 42.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
| 2020s | 195.76 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 205.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 9.89 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, Chile or Greece?
- Chile, at 188.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 188.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between Chile and Greece?
- 0.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Greece?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Greece rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
- Chile ranks 138th and Greece ranks 139th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.