Countries With the Most Carbon-Intensive Electricity 2024

About This Dataset

Carbon intensity of electricity generation in 2024, in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour, ranked from highest. A higher number means a more fossil-heavy grid. Covers countries that generated at least 10 TWh of electricity in the year, so very small island grids do not dominate the ranking.

✨ AI Insight

Turkmenistan's grid emits 1306 gCO2/kWh, a quarter more than second-placed Uzbekistan at 1040 g and roughly 56 times the figure for Ethiopia, the cleanest grid measured. The list splits into two groups: gas-burning Central Asian and Gulf systems at the top, and coal-based economies including South Africa at 718 g, India at 707 g and Indonesia at 681 g. India is the one that moves global totals, since its 2,037 TWh is larger than every other grid in this ranking put together.

Source: Ember - Yearly Electricity Data

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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Turkmenistan leads with 1,306 in 2024.

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Average value in 2024: 784 · median: 706.

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Gap in 2024: Turkmenistan is 2× larger than Puerto Rico.