Electricity carbon intensity (United States): 330 gCO2/kWh in 2024, the latest available value.
24 observations from 2001 to 2024. Source: U.S. Department of Energy.
CO2 emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated; the lower, the cleaner the power.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 330 gCO2/kWh |
| 2023 | 338 gCO2/kWh |
| 2022 | 362 gCO2/kWh |
| 2021 | 375 gCO2/kWh |
| 2020 | 359 gCO2/kWh |
| 2019 | 389 gCO2/kWh |
| 2018 | 420 gCO2/kWh |
| 2017 | 429 gCO2/kWh |
| 2016 | 444 gCO2/kWh |
| 2015 | 466 gCO2/kWh |
| 2014 | 498 gCO2/kWh |
| 2013 | 501 gCO2/kWh |
| 2012 | 500 gCO2/kWh |
| 2011 | 527 gCO2/kWh |
| 2010 | 548 gCO2/kWh |
| 2009 | 543 gCO2/kWh |
| 2008 | 573 gCO2/kWh |
| 2007 | 580 gCO2/kWh |
| 2006 | 577 gCO2/kWh |
| 2005 | 592 gCO2/kWh |
| 2004 | 588 gCO2/kWh |
| 2003 | 593 gCO2/kWh |
| 2002 | 589 gCO2/kWh |
| 2001 | 604 gCO2/kWh |