Carbon annual · estimated data
The world's power-sector carbon intensity in 2019
Computed from "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0) · 83 countries · generation-weighted, never averaged
World intensity, 2019
521gCO₂e/kWh
+3 vs 2018
Renewables share
26.3%
27.5% in 2018
Grids under 100g
8
countries ≥1 TWh below 100 gCO₂e/kWh
World intensity through the year
The biggest movers
Countries with full-year data and ≥5 TWh of generation, ranked by the change in their power sector's carbon intensity versus 2018.
Cleaned up fastest
| Country | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ YoY | Ren % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 246 | -83 | 72 |
| Portugal | 316 | -68 | 53.2 |
| Germany | 406 | -61 | 41.2 |
| Netherlands | 435 | -60 | 19.9 |
| Estonia | 571 | -60 | 21.8 |
| Türkiye | 490 | -53 | 43.8 |
| Greece | 534 | -51 | 30.6 |
| Spain | 237 | -48 | 39.5 |
Moved the other way
| Country | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ YoY | Ren % |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 729 | +115 | 24.6 |
| Sri Lanka | 545 | +73 | 34.1 |
| Georgia | 177 | +42 | 76.1 |
| Colombia | 190 | +41 | 79 |
| Philippines | 632 | +24 | 21.2 |
Watch this decade play out on the globe. The terminal's carbon story animates every month since 2015 across the whole planet — measured European zones and Ember-estimated world, honestly labeled.
▶ Play the carbon storySource: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0), ingested continuously into the Voltcast production database. Intensities are generation-weighted: Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation across all tracked countries — a country average would flatter small clean grids and hide the giants. Monthly statistical data, labeled estimated wherever it appears in our products. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/global-carbon-2019".