Carbon intensity of electricity in the European Union in 2025 — 209 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 50.1%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 209 | −2 | −1.09% |
| 2024 | 212 | −24 | −10.37% |
| 2023 | 236 | −56 | −19.06% |
| 2022 | 292 | +19 | +6.99% |
| 2021 | 273 | +11 | +4.34% |
| 2020 | 261 | −26 | −9.11% |
| 2019 | 287 | −34 | −10.56% |
| 2018 | 321 | −19 | −5.63% |
| 2017 | 340 | −1 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | 341 | −7 | −1.98% |
| 2015 | 348 | +5 | +1.59% |
| 2014 | 343 | −14 | −3.99% |
| 2013 | 357 | −15 | −3.97% |
| 2012 | 372 | −5 | −1.27% |
| 2011 | 377 | +7 | +1.98% |
| 2010 | 369 | −13 | −3.41% |
| 2009 | 382 | −10 | −2.54% |
| 2008 | 392 | −21 | −5.01% |
| 2007 | 413 | +4 | +1.07% |
| 2006 | 409 | −1 | −0.3% |
| 2005 | 410 | −2 | −0.51% |
| 2004 | 412 | −12 | −2.88% |
| 2003 | 424 | +5 | +1.09% |
| 2002 | 420 | +10 | +2.57% |
| 2001 | 409 | −10 | −2.37% |
| 2000 | 419 | — | — |
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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