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