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
0200400600200020122025

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

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.