Carbon intensity of electricity in North America in 2024 — 359 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 35.7%.
2000–2024 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 359 | −6 | −1.54% |
| 2023 | 364 | −13 | −3.35% |
| 2022 | 377 | −12 | −3.04% |
| 2021 | 389 | +12 | +3.15% |
| 2020 | 377 | −26 | −6.43% |
| 2019 | 403 | −20 | −4.78% |
| 2018 | 423 | −4 | −0.94% |
| 2017 | 427 | −14 | −3.17% |
| 2016 | 441 | −19 | −4.2% |
| 2015 | 460 | −22 | −4.63% |
| 2014 | 483 | −3 | −0.54% |
| 2013 | 485 | −1 | −0.28% |
| 2012 | 487 | −17 | −3.45% |
| 2011 | 504 | −21 | −4% |
| 2010 | 525 | +9 | +1.68% |
| 2009 | 516 | −24 | −4.5% |
| 2008 | 541 | −9 | −1.55% |
| 2007 | 549 | +3 | +0.61% |
| 2006 | 546 | −8 | −1.42% |
| 2005 | 554 | −0 | −0.06% |
| 2004 | 554 | −5 | −0.96% |
| 2003 | 560 | +7 | +1.24% |
| 2002 | 553 | −9 | −1.6% |
| 2001 | 562 | +4 | +0.66% |
| 2000 | 558 | — | — |
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.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
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