Grid Intensity Lookup

<span class="api-method api-method-get">GET</span> /v1/electricity/grid

Returns all available grid carbon intensity factors, ranked from lowest to highest emissions.

Request

This endpoint has no required parameters. It returns all countries.

Optional Parameters

Example Request

curl "https://api.emissions.dev/v1/electricity/grid" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer em_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx"

Example Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "country_code": "IS",
      "country_name": "Iceland",
      "grid_intensity": 15,
      "unit": "gCO2e/kWh",
      "region": "europe",
      "is_clean_grid": true,
      "is_dirty_grid": false
    },
    {
      "country_code": "NO",
      "country_name": "Norway",
      "grid_intensity": 29,
      "unit": "gCO2e/kWh",
      "region": "europe",
      "is_clean_grid": true,
      "is_dirty_grid": false
    },
    {
      "country_code": "SE",
      "country_name": "Sweden",
      "grid_intensity": 35,
      "unit": "gCO2e/kWh",
      "region": "europe",
      "is_clean_grid": true,
      "is_dirty_grid": false
    },
    {
      "country_code": "FR",
      "country_name": "France",
      "grid_intensity": 42,
      "unit": "gCO2e/kWh",
      "region": "europe",
      "is_clean_grid": true,
      "is_dirty_grid": false
    },
    {
      "country_code": "GB",
      "country_name": "United Kingdom",
      "grid_intensity": 217,
      "unit": "gCO2e/kWh",
      "region": "europe",
      "is_clean_grid": false,
      "is_dirty_grid": false
    },
    {
      "country_code": "DE",
      "country_name": "Germany",
      "grid_intensity": 332,
      "unit": "gCO2e/kWh",
      "region": "europe",
      "is_clean_grid": false,
      "is_dirty_grid": false
    },
    {
      "country_code": "PL",
      "country_name": "Poland",
      "grid_intensity": 592,
      "unit": "gCO2e/kWh",
      "region": "europe",
      "is_clean_grid": false,
      "is_dirty_grid": true
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "total_countries": 100,
    "sources": [
      "Ember Global Electricity Review 2025",
      "EPA eGRID 2023"
    ],
  }
}

Response Fields

Grid Classification

Use Cases

Build a country selector

Use this endpoint to populate a dropdown of countries with their grid intensities, so users can see the carbon impact before selecting a location.

Data centre site selection

Compare grid intensities across countries to choose the lowest-carbon location for new infrastructure.

Benchmarking

Show clients how their country's grid compares to regional or global averages.

Data Sources