Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 152.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2025
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 Kyrgyzstan is 152.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 28.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 154.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2011.
That places Kyrgyzstan 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 81.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 142 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.58 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 75.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 154.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 105.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 152.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 170 Croatia 158.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 171 Sudan 153.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 172 Spain 153.6 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 174 Greenland 150 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 175 Belgium 149.82 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 176 Georgia 145.93 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Kyrgyzstan
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 7.34 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 2.55 million (2025)
- Urban population 34.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.64 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 883.22 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.64 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.64 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kyrgyzstan?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Kyrgyzstan was 152.73 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 154.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2015.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.28 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2011.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 173rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.