Carbon intensity of electricity generation in South America

12 countries in South America, 2024. Unit: gCO₂e per kWh. World ranking →

First in the ranking
25 g/kWh
Median country
260 g/kWh
half above, half below
World
474 g/kWh
Ember aggregate
Range
25 to 642
Paraguay - Guyana

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Guyana (642 g/kWh) and the lowest in Paraguay (25 g/kWh).

The median country is at 260 g/kWh: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Carbon intensity of power over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Paraguay25
2Uruguay69
3Venezuela86
4Brazil106
5Ecuador204
6Peru258
7Chile261
8Colombia298
9Suriname323
10Argentina345
11Bolivia496
12Guyana642
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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