Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Macao
Macao: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person was 333.21 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Macao, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Macao recorded 333.21 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in 2024.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Macao peaked at 426.01 kilowatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Macao ranks 120th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Macao, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 134.79 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 153.5 kilowatt-hours | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 319.79 kilowatt-hours | +108.3% |
| 2004 | 311.07 kilowatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 322.96 kilowatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 334.15 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 325.5 kilowatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 335.86 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 327.57 kilowatt-hours | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 355.36 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 364.81 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 391.52 kilowatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 400.83 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 426.01 kilowatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 321.45 kilowatt-hours | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 315.3 kilowatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 324.8 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 273.23 kilowatt-hours | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 327.88 kilowatt-hours | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 278.16 kilowatt-hours | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 302.42 kilowatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 283.95 kilowatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 308.16 kilowatt-hours | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 333.21 kilowatt-hours | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 256.52 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 335.86 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 350.12 kilowatt-hours | 273.23 kilowatt-hours | 426.01 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 301.18 kilowatt-hours | 278.16 kilowatt-hours | 333.21 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Urban population 100.0% (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 1.82 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.71 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.47 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Macao?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person in Macao was 333.21 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 426.01 kilowatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person?
- Macao ranks 120th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.