CO2 emissions intensity of electricity generation

RecordSTO-2WRWW169C7-5PKJVJR7C7-YZ3Y4V

445g CO2/kWh

Global · 2024

CO2 emissions intensity of electricity generation worldwide was 445 g CO2/kWh in 2024 (IEA).

Original source
Publisher
IEA
Authority tier
T1 Official
Report
Emissions
Locator
Global CO2 intensity continues to decline as the share of clean energy sources expands
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

Over the forecast period of 2025-2027, global CO2 intensity is expected to fall by an average of 3.6% annually, declining from 445 g CO2/kWh in 2024 to 400 g CO2/kWh in 2027.

International Energy Agency, Emissions, Global CO2 intensity continues to decline as the share of clean energy sources expands

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APA

International Energy Agency. (2024). Emissions. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/emissions. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2WRWW169C75PKJVJR7C7YZ3Y4V

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MLA
International Energy Agency. "Emissions." 2024, https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/emissions. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2WRWW169C75PKJVJR7C7YZ3Y4V.
Chicago
International Energy Agency. "Emissions." 2024. https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/emissions. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2WRWW169C75PKJVJR7C7YZ3Y4V.
BibTeX
@misc{iea2024emissionsyz3y4v, author = {{International Energy Agency}}, title = {Emissions}, year = {2024}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2WRWW169C75PKJVJR7C7YZ3Y4V}, note = {Original source: https://www.iea.org/reports/electricity-2025/emissions. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Record: STO-2WRWW169C7-5PKJVJR7C7-YZ3Y4V T1 Official

Primary source

Publisher
International Energy Agency · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Emissions
Type
Press release
Published
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Locator
Global CO2 intensity continues to decline as the share of clean energy sources expands
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
editorial:judge-fix-v1:2026-09-27
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_2WRWW169C75PKJVJR7C7YZ3Y4V