Asia · country explainer · estimated data
Malaysia's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2018-01 → 2026-05 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-05
640gCO₂e/kWh
#69 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
20.2%
clean incl. nuclear: 20.2%
Records
Cleanest: 611 (2024-02)
Dirtiest: 674 (2020-06)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 635 | +2 | 22.4 | 188.6 |
| 2024 | 633 | -8 | 22.1 | 185.6 |
| 2023 | 641 | +8 | 20.9 | 175.3 |
| 2022 | 633 | -7 | 21.6 | 171.8 |
| 2021 | 640 | -22 | 21.6 | 164.2 |
| 2020 | 662 | +6 | 19.8 | 159.5 |
| 2019 | 656 | -3 | 18.3 | 166.6 |
| 2018 | 659 | — | 18.1 | 161.3 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/my".