Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Guam
Guam: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
54th
of 213 countries
All-time high
659.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2000
All-time low
607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Guam, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Guam is 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Guam peaked at 659.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000 and was at its lowest, 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2024.
That places Guam 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Guam, year by year
| Year | grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 659.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | — |
| 2001 | 656.41 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 656.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 657.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 659.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 657.9 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 656.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 659.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 659.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 657.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 657.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 657.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 657.3 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 655.17 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 658.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 649.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 632.18 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 638.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 630.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 628.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 625.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 626.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 611.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 611.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | -0.6% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour is above the median for high income countries, which is 417.06 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, 1.5× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Guam's 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 519.46 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 658.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 656.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 659.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 646.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 628.57 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 658.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 616.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 626.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 51 Maldives 611.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 52 American Samoa 611.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 53 Saint Kitts and Nevis 608.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 55 Malaysia 601.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 56 Dominica 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 56 Nauru 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 56 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 56 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Guam
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.7283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Urban population, per capita 0.9422 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 159,230 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 168,999 (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Guam?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Guam was 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 659.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2024.
- How does Guam rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Guam ranks 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.