Energy · East Africa
Madagascar Electricity Carbon Intensity
432 gCO₂/kWhas of 2024+2.1% vs 2023
Carbon dioxide emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated — a measure of how clean the grid is (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
Trend
History
| Period | Electricity Carbon Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 432 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2023 | 423 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2022 | 477 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2021 | 486 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2020 | 417 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2019 | 449 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2018 | 424 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2017 | 409 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2016 | 358 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2015 | 324 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2014 | 331 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2013 | 352 gCO₂/kWh |
Get this via API
Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=MG&metric_key=electricity_carbon_intensity_gco2_kwh" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Electricity Carbon Intensity across Africa
View country ranking ->| Country | Electricity Carbon Intensity |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 456 gCO₂/kWh |
| Kenya | 95 gCO₂/kWh |
| South Africa | 699 gCO₂/kWh |
| Egypt | 563 gCO₂/kWh |
| Ghana | 469 gCO₂/kWh |
| Ethiopia | 23 gCO₂/kWh |
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