Carbon intensity of electricity in Western Europe in 2025 — 171 g/kWh. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 47.2%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 171 | +0 | +0.22% |
| 2024 | 171 | −23 | −12.01% |
| 2023 | 194 | −52 | −21.13% |
| 2022 | 246 | +24 | +10.74% |
| 2021 | 222 | +13 | +6.38% |
| 2020 | 209 | −19 | −8.43% |
| 2019 | 228 | −35 | −13.27% |
| 2018 | 263 | −18 | −6.55% |
| 2017 | 281 | −10 | −3.35% |
| 2016 | 291 | −1 | −0.42% |
| 2015 | 292 | +3 | +1.05% |
| 2014 | 289 | −14 | −4.71% |
| 2013 | 303 | +0 | +0.02% |
| 2012 | 303 | +3 | +1.01% |
| 2011 | 300 | −0 | −0.16% |
| 2010 | 301 | +0 | +0.16% |
| 2009 | 300 | −4 | −1.28% |
| 2008 | 304 | −15 | −4.61% |
| 2007 | 319 | +7 | +2.29% |
| 2006 | 312 | −6 | −1.95% |
| 2005 | 318 | −1 | −0.18% |
| 2004 | 319 | −9 | −2.76% |
| 2003 | 328 | +7 | +2.06% |
| 2002 | 321 | +5 | +1.45% |
| 2001 | 316 | −7 | −2.3% |
| 2000 | 324 | — | — |
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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