The International Energy Agency (IEA) provides comprehensive electricity emission factors, which are essential for understanding the carbon footprint of electricity generation across different regions and energy sources. These factors assist governments, businesses, and researchers in measuring the environmental impact of electricity consumption and in developing strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector.

United Arab Emirates (the)

Afghanistan

Africa

Antigua and Barbuda

Anguilla

Albania

Armenia

Angola

Argentina

Austria

Australia

Aruba

Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Barbados

Bangladesh

Belgium

Burkina Faso

Bulgaria

Bahrain

Burundi

Benin

Brunei Darussalam

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Brazil

Bahamas

Bhutan

Botswana

Belarus

Belize

Canada

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Central African Republic

Congo

Switzerland

Côte d'Ivoire

Cook Islands

Chile

Cameroon

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cuba

Cape Verde

Curaçao

Cyprus

Czechia

Germany

Djibouti

Denmark

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Algeria

Ecuador

Estonia

Egypt

Eritrea

Spain

Ethiopia

European Union

European Union (including UK)

Finland

Fiji

Micronesia, Federated States of

France

Gabon

United Kingdom

Grenada

Georgia

Ghana

Gibraltar

Greenland

Global

Gambia

Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Hong Kong

Honduras

Croatia

Haiti

Hungary

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

India

Iraq

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iceland

Italy

Jamaica

Jordan

Japan

Kenya

Kyrgyzstan

Cambodia

Kiribati

Australian Capital Territory, AU

Eastern States of Australia, AU

Melbourne, VIC, AU

New South Wales, AU

Northern Territory, AU

North Western Interconnected System (NWIS) in Western Australia, AU

Queensland, AU

South Australia, AU

Sydney, NSW, AU

Tasmania, AU

Victoria, AU

Western Australia, AU

Saint-Ghislain, WHT, BE

Saint Barthélemy

São Paulo, SP, BR

Alberta, CA

British Columbia, CA

Manitoba, CA

Montreal, QC, CA

New Brunswick, CA

Newfoundland and Labrador, CA

Nova Scotia, CA

Northwest Territories, CA

Nunavut, CA

Ontario, CA

Prince Edward Island, CA

Quebec, CA

Saskatchewan, CA

Yukon, CA

Zurich, ZH, CH

Central China grid, CN

East China grid, CN

Hainan Sheng, CN

North China grid, CN

China Northeast grid, CN

China Northwest grid, CN

China Southern grid, CN

Frankfurt am Main, HE, DE

Europe and Asia

Hamina (Fredrikshamn), 09, FI

Corse-du-Sud, FR

Haute-Corse, FR

London, LND, GB

French Guiana

Guadeloupe

Electricity supplied from grid

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Republic of

Kuwait

Kazakhstan

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lebanon

Sri Lanka

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Latvia

Libya

Morocco

Moldova, Republic of

Montenegro

Madagascar

North Macedonia

Myanmar

Mongolia

Malta

Mauritius

Mexico

Malaysia

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Electricity supplied from grid - production mix

Comoros

Electricity supplied from grid: T&D losses

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fuel-cycle emissions intensity associated with the electricity generation in United Arab Emirates. The factors are computed using the life cycle emissions intensity corresponding to fossil fuels uranium and biofuels fuel-cycles weighted by the respective shares of all fuels/technologies in the generation mix. The non-fuel cycle life cycle emissions and the direct emissions from combustion of the fuels at the generation point are excluded. Published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved from the IEA Life Cycle Upstream Emission Factors 2025.

Emission intensity of production mix as reported for United Arab Emirates. Published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved from IEA Emissions Factors 2025. Note: The emission factor does not include trade adjustments.

Emission intensity of transmission & distribution losses of electricity in the grid as reported for United Arab Emirates. Published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved from IEA Emissions Factors 2025. Note: The emission factor incorporates trade adjustments. Data quality flag: Partial - this emission factor only includes CO2.

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Description	The International Energy Agency (IEA) provides comprehensive electricity emission factors, which are essential for understanding the carbon footprint of electricity generation across different regions and energy sources. These factors assist governments, businesses, and researchers in measuring the environmental impact of electricity consumption and in developing strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector.
Source type	Intergovernmental
Original dataset URL	URL
Year released	2025
Geography	Multiple regions
Sector	Energy
Type of data	Activity-based
Emission results	CO2 - CH4 - N2O
Data Transformation	The source reports emissions in gCO2/kWh, which have been converted to kgCO2/kWh to ensure consistency.

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Type of license	Commercial license (purchased)
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Data quality assurance	Vetted by Climatiq
Quality flag(s)	Partial factor The source reports emission factors for 2024 in CO2 only and does not include the impact of other GHGs. For a few countries, the same applies to other years as well (only a CO2 value is provided). In addition, transmission and distribution losses are also reported in CO2 only.

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