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kWh conversion for Germany

The emissions created by the generation of 1 kWh of electricity in Germany is roughly equal to

354 g CO2 per kWh.

kWh → kg CO2 for Germany


Photo of Germany Photo via Splashing

This is based on the average mix of electricity production methods for 2023 in Germany.

Compared to the best

The best country in terms of CO2 emissions per kWh is Switzerland with 8 g CO2 per kWh. Germany produces 44.3 times the amount of CO2 per kWh of Switzerland.

Compared to the worst

The worst country is Poland with 690 g CO2 per kWh. Germany produces 51.3% of the amount of CO2 per kWh of Poland.

kWh to CO2 histogram

Also check CO2 emissions per kWh in Germany - Nowtricity

The data is from Nowtricity.