Average annual electricity demand growth vs Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Average annual electricity demand growth (multi-month) and Carbon intensity of electricity generation (annual) worldwide. They are published at different intervals, so each is drawn on its own rather than matched period by period.

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Global. Average annual electricity demand growth is published as multi-month figures and carbon intensity of electricity generation as annual ones, so they are drawn on separate charts, clipped to undefined, and no period is matched between them. Read each on its own.

Average annual electricity demand growth

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Average annual electricity demand growthAverage annual electricity demand growth. 2 observations from 2015–2023 to 2025–2027, ranging from 2.6% to 3.9%, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3.9% (2025–2027). % 0 1 2 3 4 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 FORECAST 2.6% 3.9%
Average annual electricity demand growthAverage annual electricity demand growth. 2 observations from 2015–2023 to 2025–2027, ranging from 2.6% to 3.9%, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3.9% (2025–2027). % 0 1 2 3 4 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 FORECAST 2.6% 3.9%
Average annual electricity demand growthAverage annual electricity demand growth. 2 observations from 2015–2023 to 2025–2027, ranging from 2.6% to 3.9%, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3.9% (2025–2027). % 0 1 2 3 4 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 FORECAST 2.6% 3.9%
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Average annual electricity demand growth
Period Type Value
2015–2023 Actual 2.6%
2025–2027 Forecast 3.9%
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Unit: gCO2/kWh · 2 observations

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Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
Carbon intensity of electricity generationCarbon intensity of electricity generation. 2 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 415 gCO2/kWh to 445 gCO2/kWh, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 415 gCO2/kWh (2026). gCO2/kWh 0 100 200 300 400 500 2024 2025 2026 FORECAST 445 415
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Carbon intensity of electricity generation
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 445 gCO2/kWh
2026 Forecast 415 gCO2/kWh
Source: IEA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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No period lines up: average annual electricity demand growth is multi-month and carbon intensity of electricity generation is annual. A month and a year are not the same measurement window, so no row pairs them.

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Average annual electricity demand growth

Compound or compound-equivalent average annual percentage change in total electricity demand across a multi-year period.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Emissions intensity of electricity generation, measured as greenhouse gas emissions in carbon dioxide equivalent (gCO2e) per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated.

2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IEA

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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