Malaysia vs Nauru: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Malaysia
601.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Nauru
600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Malaysia rank
55th
Nauru rank
56th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Malaysia
- Nauru
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 601.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Nauru, a difference of 1.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nauru ahead.
Malaysia ranks 55th and Nauru ranks 56th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Nauru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 636.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 36.61 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 658.11 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 616.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 41.45 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 611.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 720 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 108.5 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Malaysia or Nauru?
- Malaysia, at 601.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 600 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Malaysia and Nauru?
- 1.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Nauru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Nauru rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Malaysia ranks 55th and Nauru ranks 56th 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.