Carbon intensity of electricity in Southern Europe in 2025 — 255 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 51.9%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 255 | +0 | +0.05% |
| 2024 | 255 | −27 | −9.69% |
| 2023 | 282 | −51 | −15.34% |
| 2022 | 333 | +24 | +7.77% |
| 2021 | 309 | −12 | −3.74% |
| 2020 | 321 | −29 | −8.32% |
| 2019 | 350 | −28 | −7.35% |
| 2018 | 378 | −38 | −9.03% |
| 2017 | 416 | +27 | +6.99% |
| 2016 | 388 | −26 | −6.36% |
| 2015 | 415 | +31 | +8.06% |
| 2014 | 384 | −14 | −3.58% |
| 2013 | 398 | −52 | −11.62% |
| 2012 | 450 | +2 | +0.54% |
| 2011 | 448 | +37 | +8.88% |
| 2010 | 412 | −48 | −10.42% |
| 2009 | 459 | −28 | −5.68% |
| 2008 | 487 | −27 | −5.33% |
| 2007 | 514 | +7 | +1.33% |
| 2006 | 508 | −23 | −4.33% |
| 2005 | 531 | +10 | +1.89% |
| 2004 | 521 | −1 | −0.15% |
| 2003 | 522 | −24 | −4.44% |
| 2002 | 546 | +35 | +6.91% |
| 2001 | 510 | −19 | −3.56% |
| 2000 | 529 | — | — |
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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