Countries With the Cleanest Electricity Grids 2023
Key Findings
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Countries With the Cleanest Electricity Grids 2023Nepal had the cleanest electricity in the world in 2023 at 23.4 gCO2/kWh, with Ethiopia, Bhutan, Paraguay and Costa Rica all under 25 grams. France sits eleventh at 53.3 g - notably higher than its 2024 figure of 40.5 g, reflecting how much its nuclear output recovered between those two years. New Zealand at 87.2 g and Venezuela at 91.9 g complete the list, the only two entries above 85 grams. The whole top ten fits within 15 grams of each other, so ranking positions inside that group shift easily from year to year.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- Ember - Yearly Electricity Data
- Coverage
- 15 entities · 2023 · 15 observations
- Measure
- Electricity CO2 Intensity (gCO2 per kWh)
- Last updated
- 15 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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