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.
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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
2016
487
2017**
484
2025***
404
2030***
368
2035***
339
2040***
315
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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 July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013834/emission-intensity-electricity-generation-globally/
IEA. "Emission intensity from electricity generation worldwide from 2016 to 2040 (in grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour)*." Chart. November 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013834/emission-intensity-electricity-generation-globally/
IEA. (2018). Emission intensity from electricity generation worldwide from 2016 to 2040 (in grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013834/emission-intensity-electricity-generation-globally/
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/
IEA, Emission intensity from electricity generation worldwide from 2016 to 2040 (in grams of carbon dioxide per kilowatt hour)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1013834/emission-intensity-electricity-generation-globally/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
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/
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