Macao vs Mexico: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Macao
474.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Mexico
474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Macao rank
106th
Mexico rank
107th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Macao
- Mexico
How they compare
Macao currently reports 474.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mexico, a difference of 0.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 106th and Mexico ranks 107th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 617.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 547.98 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 69.44 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Macao |
| 2010s | 509.29 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 535.92 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 26.63 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Mexico |
| 2020s | 470.07 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 475.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 5.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Macao or Mexico?
- Macao, at 474.36 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 474.02 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Macao and Mexico?
- 0.34 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Mexico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Mexico rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Macao ranks 106th and Mexico ranks 107th 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.