El Salvador vs Lithuania: Carbon intensity of energy
El Salvador
191.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Lithuania
190.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
El Salvador rank
133rd
Lithuania rank
135th
Carbon intensity of energy over time
- El Salvador
- Lithuania
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 191.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 190.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Lithuania, a difference of 0.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lithuania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 133rd and Lithuania ranks 135th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 207.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 204.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 2.89 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 235.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 158.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 76.74 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 214.46 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 139.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 74.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 195.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 208.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 13.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 182.76 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 201.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 19.02 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of energy, El Salvador or Lithuania?
- El Salvador, at 191.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 190.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of energy between El Salvador and Lithuania?
- 0.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lithuania?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Lithuania rank globally for carbon intensity of energy?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd and Lithuania ranks 135th 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.