Carbon intensity of electricity in Northern Europe in 2025 — 119 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 63.5%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | +0 | +0.08% |
| 2024 | 119 | −13 | −9.91% |
| 2023 | 132 | −24 | −15.52% |
| 2022 | 156 | −2 | −1.03% |
| 2021 | 158 | +12 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 145 | −23 | −13.42% |
| 2019 | 168 | −17 | −9.11% |
| 2018 | 185 | −7 | −3.71% |
| 2017 | 192 | −21 | −9.75% |
| 2016 | 212 | −21 | −9.18% |
| 2015 | 234 | −39 | −14.14% |
| 2014 | 272 | −34 | −11.1% |
| 2013 | 306 | −0 | −0.1% |
| 2012 | 307 | −6 | −1.97% |
| 2011 | 313 | −24 | −7.05% |
| 2010 | 337 | +16 | +4.88% |
| 2009 | 321 | −15 | −4.34% |
| 2008 | 335 | −14 | −4.14% |
| 2007 | 350 | −17 | −4.6% |
| 2006 | 367 | +38 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 329 | −21 | −5.91% |
| 2004 | 349 | −22 | −5.95% |
| 2003 | 371 | +34 | +9.94% |
| 2002 | 338 | +1 | +0.37% |
| 2001 | 337 | +11 | +3.28% |
| 2000 | 326 | — | — |
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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