Italy vs United States of America: Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity
Electricity generation - Regions — Carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 361.96 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour against 337.14 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in Italy, a difference of 24.82 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 11th of 39 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 506.62 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | 531.93 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | 25.31 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | United States of America |
| 2000s | 484.27 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | 528.46 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | 44.19 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | United States of America |
| 2010s | 404.49 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | 457.52 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | 53.03 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | United States of America |
| 2020s | 357.61 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | 376.86 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | 19.25 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity, Italy or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 361.96 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour against 337.14 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity between Italy and United States of America?
- 24.82 Grammes of CO2-equivalent per kilowatt hour, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for electricity generation - regions — carbon intensity of electricity?
- Italy ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 11th 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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About this data
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.