Guam vs Malaysia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Guam
607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Malaysia
601.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Guam rank
54th
Malaysia rank
55th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Guam
  • Malaysia
0200400600200020122025

How they compare

Guam currently reports 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 601.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Malaysia, a difference of 5.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guam ahead.

Guam ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 55th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guam Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 658.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 636.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 21.48 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Guam
2010s 646.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 658.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 11.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Malaysia
2020s 616.38 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 611.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 4.88 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Guam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Guam or Malaysia?
Guam, at 607.53 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 601.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Guam and Malaysia?
5.56 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Guam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Malaysia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Guam and Malaysia rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Guam ranks 54th and Malaysia ranks 55th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Unit
grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,691 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.