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Electricity consumption vs Carbon intensity of electricity generation

Electricity consumption and Carbon intensity of electricity generation worldwide, drawn over time. No period has an observed value for both, so the two are not set side by side.

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Electricity consumption

Unit: terawatt-hours · 2 observations

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Electricity consumptionElectricity consumption. 2 observations from 2025 to 2027, ranging from 28,600 terawatt-hours to 30,700 terawatt-hours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 30,700 terawatt-hours (2027). terawatt-hours 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 2024 2025 2026 2027 FORECAST 28,600 30,700
Electricity consumptionElectricity consumption. 2 observations from 2025 to 2027, ranging from 28,600 terawatt-hours to 30,700 terawatt-hours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 30,700 terawatt-hours (2027). terawatt-hours 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 2024 2025 2026 2027 FORECAST 28,600 30,700
Electricity consumptionElectricity consumption. 2 observations from 2025 to 2027, ranging from 28,600 terawatt-hours to 30,700 terawatt-hours, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 30,700 terawatt-hours (2027). terawatt-hours 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 2024 2025 2026 2027 FORECAST 28,600 30,700
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Electricity consumption
Period Type Value
2025 Actual 28,600 terawatt-hours
2027 Forecast 30,700 terawatt-hours
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 2027 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 2027 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 2027 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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Electricity consumption

Total volume of electric energy consumed.

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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