Carbon dioxide emitted per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated — a measure of how clean the grid is (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: Our World in Data — Energy (Ember, Energy Institute). Retrieved 27 Jun 2026.
| Period | Electricity Carbon Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 55 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2023 | 55 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2022 | 55 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2021 | 55 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2020 | 34 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2019 | 56 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2018 | 144 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2017 | 26 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2016 | 70 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2015 | 69 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2014 | 65 gCO₂/kWh |
| 2013 | 68 gCO₂/kWh |
53 countries carry a recent carbon intensity of electricity figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
162 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Malawi, grouped by topic.