Austria vs New Zealand: Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity

Austria
132.28 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour
in 2023
New Zealand
99.27 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour
in 2023
Austria rank
30th
New Zealand rank
32nd

Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Austria
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 132.28 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour against 99.27 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in New Zealand, a difference of 33.01 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 39 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 217.36 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 153.8 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 63.56 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour Austria
2000s 234.81 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 212.85 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 21.96 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour Austria
2010s 192 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 147.87 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 44.12 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour Austria
2020s 151.93 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 123.45 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour 28.49 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity, Austria or New Zealand?
Austria, at 132.28 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour against 99.27 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity between Austria and New Zealand?
33.01 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity?
Austria ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Unit
Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,424 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on electricity generation by source of energy in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source The electricity generation mix is based on both official subnational statistics and on estimates (see the data sources). The estimates for areas with missing official data are based on the electricity generation mix at the national level (based on the issued from the International Energy Agency (IEA) database, the location of electricity generation assets using the Global Power Plant Database (GPPD, Global Energy Observatory et al., 2018) and the harmonised global dataset on wind and solar installations (Dunnett et al., 2020). Electricity generation is estimated by matching energy sources across datasets, calculating each power plant's share of national capacity, and distributing the official regional and national generation accordingly across the different subnational areas. The carbon intensity of electricity generation is defined as the amount of CO2 equivalent emissions produced per unit of electricity generated (gCO2eq/kWh). It is obtained by applying emission factors to the different energy sources. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.