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Carbon intensity of electricity — South Asia

Carbon intensity of electricity in South Asia in 2024 — 672 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 4.8%.

2024 672 g/kWh −0.94% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 718 g/kWh2016
Period minimum 672 g/kWh2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · grams CO₂ per kWh

Carbon intensity of electricity — South Asia, 2000–20246606807007202000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 706 g/kWh2001: 709 g/kWh2002: 714 g/kWh2003: 712 g/kWh2004: 687 g/kWh2005: 690 g/kWh2006: 679 g/kWh2007: 679 g/kWh2008: 694 g/kWh2009: 705 g/kWh2010: 699 g/kWh2011: 689 g/kWh2012: 707 g/kWh2013: 702 g/kWh2014: 709 g/kWh2015: 715 g/kWh2016: 718 g/kWh2017: 713 g/kWh2018: 710 g/kWh2019: 694 g/kWh2020: 681 g/kWh2021: 684 g/kWh2022: 673 g/kWh2023: 678 g/kWh2024: 672 g/kWh
Change over the period: −34 (−4.78%) Average annual rate: -0.2 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 672 g/kWh
World computed 472 g/kWh
Carbon intensity of electricity — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year g/kWh Change Change, %
2024 672 −6 −0.94%
2023 678 +6 +0.83%
2022 673 −11 −1.6%
2021 684 +3 +0.44%
2020 681 −14 −1.96%
2019 694 −15 −2.13%
2018 710 −4 −0.49%
2017 713 −5 −0.73%
2016 718 +3 +0.43%
2015 715 +6 +0.83%
2014 709 +7 +1.02%
2013 702 −5 −0.75%
2012 707 +19 +2.7%
2011 689 −10 −1.44%
2010 699 −6 −0.86%
2009 705 +11 +1.57%
2008 694 +15 +2.18%
2007 679 −0 −0.04%
2006 679 −11 −1.59%
2005 690 +4 +0.51%
2004 687 −25 −3.48%
2003 712 −2 −0.32%
2002 714 +5 +0.7%
2001 709 +3 +0.44%
2000 706 — —

About the indicator

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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