Carbon intensity of electricity in the Euro area in 2025 — 188 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 51.8%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 188 | −0 | −0.25% |
| 2024 | 188 | −26 | −11.96% |
| 2023 | 214 | −56 | −20.83% |
| 2022 | 270 | +25 | +9.99% |
| 2021 | 246 | +8 | +3.58% |
| 2020 | 237 | −26 | −9.93% |
| 2019 | 264 | −34 | −11.52% |
| 2018 | 298 | −23 | −7.24% |
| 2017 | 321 | +1 | +0.44% |
| 2016 | 320 | −10 | −2.91% |
| 2015 | 329 | +8 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 321 | −13 | −3.91% |
| 2013 | 334 | −18 | −5.07% |
| 2012 | 352 | +1 | +0.26% |
| 2011 | 351 | +8 | +2.45% |
| 2010 | 343 | −13 | −3.59% |
| 2009 | 355 | −11 | −3.13% |
| 2008 | 367 | −21 | −5.42% |
| 2007 | 388 | +8 | +2.04% |
| 2006 | 380 | −8 | −2.08% |
| 2005 | 388 | +1 | +0.22% |
| 2004 | 387 | −7 | −1.67% |
| 2003 | 394 | −0 | −0.12% |
| 2002 | 394 | +13 | +3.31% |
| 2001 | 382 | −9 | −2.24% |
| 2000 | 390 | — | — |
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
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