Carbon intensity of electricity in NATO in 2025 — 307 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 38.6%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 307 | +1 | +0.41% |
| 2024 | 306 | −12 | −3.81% |
| 2023 | 318 | −25 | −7.35% |
| 2022 | 344 | +0 | +0.07% |
| 2021 | 343 | +12 | +3.55% |
| 2020 | 332 | −25 | −7.04% |
| 2019 | 357 | −25 | −6.49% |
| 2018 | 382 | −8 | −2.14% |
| 2017 | 390 | −9 | −2.25% |
| 2016 | 399 | −15 | −3.74% |
| 2015 | 414 | −16 | −3.76% |
| 2014 | 430 | −6 | −1.36% |
| 2013 | 436 | −7 | −1.56% |
| 2012 | 443 | −11 | −2.44% |
| 2011 | 454 | −9 | −2.04% |
| 2010 | 464 | −0 | −0.07% |
| 2009 | 464 | −19 | −3.91% |
| 2008 | 483 | −13 | −2.53% |
| 2007 | 496 | +4 | +0.87% |
| 2006 | 491 | −3 | −0.69% |
| 2005 | 495 | −1 | −0.18% |
| 2004 | 496 | −8 | −1.59% |
| 2003 | 504 | +7 | +1.31% |
| 2002 | 497 | −3 | −0.54% |
| 2001 | 500 | −1 | −0.18% |
| 2000 | 501 | — | — |
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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