This statistic displays the emission intensity from electricity generation worldwide in 2016, with an estimate for 2017 and forecast figures for 2025 to 2040. By 2040, the emission intensity from global electricity generation is expected to reach around 315 grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour.
Emission intensity from electricity generation worldwide from 2016 to 2040 (in grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour)*
Characteristic
Emissions intensity in grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour
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IEA. (November 13, 2018). Emission intensity from electricity generation worldwide from 2016 to 2040 (in grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013834/emission-intensity-electricity-generation-globally/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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IEA. (2018). Emission intensity from electricity generation worldwide from 2016 to 2040 (in grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013834/emission-intensity-electricity-generation-globally/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
IEA. "Emission Intensity from Electricity Generation Worldwide from 2016 to 2040 (in Grams of Carbon Dioxide per Kilowatt Hour)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013834/emission-intensity-electricity-generation-globally/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Emission intensity from electricity generation worldwide from 2016 to 2040 (in grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour)* [Graph], IEA, November 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013834/emission-intensity-electricity-generation-globally/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
