Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Macao
Macao: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Macao, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Macao stood at 0.24 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Macao peaked at 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Macao ranks 156th 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 in Macao, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +114.3% |
| 2004 | 0.15 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | +9.1% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.24 terawatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.82 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.24 terawatt-hours is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.98 terawatt-hours, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Macao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +114.3% | 0.07 terawatt-hours | 0.15 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.129 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.215 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.26 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.212 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 153 Liberia 0.31 terawatt-hours compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 0.29 terawatt-hours compare
- 155 French Polynesia 0.25 terawatt-hours compare
- 157 Faroe Islands 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 158 Togo 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 0.2 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Macao
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1601 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 685,900 (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 685,900 (2025)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Macao?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Macao was 0.24 terawatt-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 recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 terawatt-hours in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Macao ranks 156th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. 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.