Cryptocurrency Carbon Footprint Calculator

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Select the blockchain network whose footprint you want to measure.
How many confirmed on-chain transactions to calculate the footprint for.
Grams of CO2 per kWh of electricity. 490 is the Digiconomist global weighted average; use a lower value for renewables-heavy grids (e.g. 100 for Iceland, 200 for Norway).
gCO2/kWh
Energy consumedVery high energy use
845kWh

Total electrical energy for all selected transactions

Carbon footprint414.05kg CO2
Equivalent household electricity699.3hours
Equivalent driving distance2,156.5km
Equivalent Visa transactions569,024
Energy per transaction845kWh
CO2 per transaction414.05kg CO2
Energy (kWh)845
Household hours699.3

One Bitcoin transaction: 414.0500 kg CO2.

  • A single Bitcoin transaction consumes about 845.0000 kWh of electrical energy.
  • That is equivalent to running an average US home for 699.3 hours.
  • The carbon footprint (414.0500 kg CO2) equals driving a petrol car approximately 2156.5 km.
  • The same energy would process about 569,024 Visa card transactions.

Next stepBitcoin uses Proof-of-Work, which is inherently energy-intensive. Switching to a layer-2 payment (Lightning Network) or a Proof-of-Stake coin can reduce the footprint by more than 99%.

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