Carbon intensity of electricity in South America in 2025 — 165 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.1%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 165 | −2 | −1.07% |
| 2024 | 167 | +2 | +1.07% |
| 2023 | 165 | −16 | −9.01% |
| 2022 | 181 | −40 | −17.9% |
| 2021 | 221 | +16 | +7.97% |
| 2020 | 205 | −13 | −6.01% |
| 2019 | 218 | −1 | −0.27% |
| 2018 | 218 | −12 | −5.07% |
| 2017 | 230 | −14 | −5.77% |
| 2016 | 244 | −17 | −6.46% |
| 2015 | 261 | +1 | +0.39% |
| 2014 | 260 | +12 | +4.93% |
| 2013 | 248 | +26 | +11.64% |
| 2012 | 222 | +29 | +14.79% |
| 2011 | 193 | −11 | −5.45% |
| 2010 | 205 | +20 | +10.89% |
| 2009 | 184 | −10 | −5.15% |
| 2008 | 194 | +14 | +7.97% |
| 2007 | 180 | +9 | +5.45% |
| 2006 | 171 | −0 | −0.29% |
| 2005 | 171 | −5 | −2.71% |
| 2004 | 176 | +12 | +7.43% |
| 2003 | 164 | −0 | −0.23% |
| 2002 | 164 | −6 | −3.71% |
| 2001 | 171 | +9 | +5.44% |
| 2000 | 162 | — | — |
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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