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Australia: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

517.96gCO2e per kWh · 2025-29.0% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Australia from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025517.956
2024549.454
2023555.517
2022577.949
2021606.038
2020642.456
2019670.263
2018688.53
2017718.231
2016713.704
2015729.92
2014734.307
2013726.314
2012747.108
2011749.391
2010775.671
2009785.176
2008791.54
2007791.069
2006790.509
2005791.77
2004792.899
2003792.097
2002794.671
2001803.162
2000806.055
1999803.084
1998803.55
1997800.058
1996795.383
1995792.922
1994788.447
1993785.726
1992785.805
1991785.19
1990785.536
1989777.314
1988771.465
1987771.94
1986761.478
1985759.422

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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