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Electricity from renewables
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.
33.8
World · 2025
%
- History
- Since 1900
- Series
- 246 series
- Updated
- annual
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour · annual
Values in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
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| Date | Code | Series | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | OWID_WRL | World | 458.29 |
| 2025 | USA | United States | 384.4 |
| 2025 | CHN | China | 525.34 |
| 2025 | IND | India | 670.13 |
| 2025 | DEU | Germany | 329.65 |
| 2025 | GBR | United Kingdom | 217.41 |
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.
| 2025 |
| JPN |
| Japan |
| 477.26 |
| 2025 | BRA | Brazil | 109.95 |
| 2024 | OWID_WRL | World | 471.08 |
| 2024 | USA | United States | 383.78 |
| 2024 | CHN | China | 555.4 |
| 2024 | IND | India | 705.4 |
| 2024 | DEU | Germany | 336.38 |
| 2024 | GBR | United Kingdom | 216.5 |
| 2024 | JPN | Japan | 483.43 |
| 2024 | BRA | Brazil | 106.06 |
| 2023 | OWID_WRL | World | 483.18 |
| 2023 | USA | United States | 392.89 |
| 2023 | CHN | China | 583.04 |
| 2023 | IND | India | 713.36 |
| 2023 | DEU | Germany | 362.92 |
| 2023 | GBR | United Kingdom | 235.63 |
| 2023 | JPN | Japan | 492.45 |
| 2023 | BRA | Brazil | 96.26 |
| 2022 | OWID_WRL | World | 489.52 |
| 2022 | USA | United States | 410.39 |
| 2022 | CHN | China | 586.75 |
| 2022 | IND | India | 705.75 |
| 2022 | DEU | Germany | 419.74 |
| 2022 | GBR | United Kingdom | 254.98 |
| 2022 | JPN | Japan | 519.6 |
| 2022 | BRA | Brazil | 103.39 |
| 2021 | OWID_WRL | World | 494.81 |
| 2021 | USA | United States | 423.78 |
| 2021 | CHN | China | 599.05 |
| 2021 | IND | India | 715.34 |
| 2021 | DEU | Germany | 394.64 |
| 2021 | GBR | United Kingdom | 267.1 |
| 2021 | JPN | Japan | 514.49 |
| 2021 | BRA | Brazil | 168.07 |
| 2020 | OWID_WRL | World | 492.11 |
| 2020 | USA | United States | 411.73 |
| 2020 | CHN | China | 606.29 |
| 2020 | IND | India | 709.06 |
| 2020 | DEU | Germany | 355.61 |
| 2020 | GBR | United Kingdom | 242.54 |
| 2020 | JPN | Japan | 527.75 |
| 2020 | BRA | Brazil | 133.36 |
| 2019 | OWID_WRL | World | 505.75 |
| 2019 | USA | United States | 439.45 |
| 2019 | CHN | China | 619.63 |
| 2019 | IND | India | 722.66 |
| 2019 | DEU | Germany | 392.51 |
| 2019 | GBR | United Kingdom | 268.41 |
| 2019 | JPN | Japan | 528.49 |
| 2019 | BRA | Brazil | 141.93 |
| 2018 | OWID_WRL | World | 518.51 |
| 2018 | USA | United States | 462.61 |
| 2018 | CHN | China | 636.89 |
| 2018 | IND | India | 737.72 |
| 2018 | DEU | Germany | 454.55 |
| 2018 | GBR | United Kingdom | 285.65 |
| 2018 | JPN | Japan | 541.47 |
| 2018 | BRA | Brazil | 136.95 |
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Via Our World in Data (https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/carbon-intensity-electricity).
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.
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Measured in terawatt-hours. Includes crude oil, condensates, natural gas liquids, and other liquid fuels.