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Malaysia: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

605.55gCO2e per kWh · 2025-9.5% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Malaysia from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025605.547
2024604.327
2023609.887
2022608.48
2021616.911
2020635.066
2019626.758
2018630.275
2017620.554
2016649.303
2015669.191
2014662.256
2013666.021
2012682.772
2011685.73
2010688.976
2009666.655
2008651.125
2007662.287
2006652.605
2005652.527
2004649.677
2003631.261
2002618.249
2001600.071
2000581.904
1999581.781
1998607.427
1997604.138
1996596.435
1995576.64
1994562.962
1993581.128
1992586.055
1991571.143
1990567.04
1989517.778
1988467.549
1987472.189
1986491.352
1985494.245

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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