Macau
Macau is a high income economy in East Asia & Pacific. 100.0% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Electricity access
- 100.0%
- 2024, world 91.9%
- CO₂ per person
- 2.53 t
- 2024, world 4.69 t
- GDP per person
- 75,902
- 2025, world 14,406
Electricity generation mix
- Oil
- Coal
- Gas
- Hydro
- Nuclear
- Solar, wind & other
East Asia & Pacific2025
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| Economy | Oil | Coal | Gas | Hydro | Nuclear | Solar, wind & other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 1.5% | 31.4% | 26.0% | 6.8% | 14.5% | 12.0% | 2025 |
| World | 1.2% | 15.1% | 28.7% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 12.4% | 2025 |
Share of electricity production by source, latest year available. Shares may not sum to exactly 100% because of rounding and minor sources.
Access to electricity
% of population, compared with East Asia & Pacific and the world.
- Macau
- World
- East Asia & Pacific
0%
50%
100%
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| Year | Macau | World | East Asia & Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% | 91.9% | 98.6% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 91.6% | 98.4% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 91.3% | 98.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | 91.3% | 98.2% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 90.4% | 97.8% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | 90.1% | 97.9% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | 89.8% | 97.7% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | 88.9% | 97.7% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | 88.1% | 97.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | 86.9% | 97.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | 86.2% | 96.6% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | 85.7% | 96.5% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | 84.9% | 96.2% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | 84.5% | 96.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | 83.5% | 95.5% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 82.9% | 95.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 82.7% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | 82.0% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | 81.4% | 94.6% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | 80.7% | 93.6% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 94.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | 80.0% | 93.2% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | 79.1% | 93.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | 78.7% | 92.5% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | 78.2% | 92.1% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | 74.5% | – |
| 1998 | 100.0% | 73.2% | – |
| 1997 | 100.0% | – | – |
| 1996 | 100.0% | – | – |
| 1995 | 100.0% | – | – |
Emissions
CO₂ per person, tonnes, excluding land use.
- Macau
- World
- East Asia & Pacific
0 t
2 t
4 t
6 t
8 t
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| Year | Macau | World | East Asia & Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.53 t | 4.69 t | 7.35 t |
| 2023 | 2.48 t | 4.68 t | 7.28 t |
| 2022 | 2.48 t | 4.67 t | 7.06 t |
| 2021 | 3.00 t | 4.68 t | 7.06 t |
| 2020 | 3.26 t | 4.47 t | 6.80 t |
| 2019 | 3.34 t | 4.70 t | 6.85 t |
| 2018 | 3.23 t | 4.73 t | 6.73 t |
| 2017 | 4.45 t | 4.67 t | 6.51 t |
| 2016 | 4.02 t | 4.65 t | 6.41 t |
| 2015 | 4.29 t | 4.70 t | 6.43 t |
| 2014 | 3.36 t | 4.78 t | 6.52 t |
| 2013 | 3.07 t | 4.81 t | 6.52 t |
| 2012 | 3.07 t | 4.77 t | 6.34 t |
| 2011 | 3.07 t | 4.76 t | 6.22 t |
| 2010 | 3.20 t | 4.67 t | 5.82 t |
| 2009 | 3.17 t | 4.45 t | 5.40 t |
| 2008 | 2.95 t | 4.56 t | 5.20 t |
| 2007 | 3.70 t | 4.59 t | 5.15 t |
| 2006 | 4.08 t | 4.48 t | 4.85 t |
| 2005 | 4.32 t | 4.39 t | 4.55 t |
| 2004 | 4.48 t | 4.28 t | 4.21 t |
| 2003 | 3.96 t | 4.15 t | 3.86 t |
| 2002 | 3.90 t | 4.02 t | 3.54 t |
| 2001 | 3.59 t | 4.01 t | 3.38 t |
| 2000 | 3.39 t | 4.01 t | 3.29 t |
| 1999 | 4.02 t | 3.95 t | 3.18 t |
| 1998 | 3.86 t | 3.98 t | 3.19 t |
| 1997 | 3.54 t | 4.02 t | 3.24 t |
| 1996 | 3.35 t | 4.01 t | 3.19 t |
| 1995 | 2.94 t | 3.99 t | 3.20 t |
Currency
8.0832 MOP
per US dollar, mid-market reference. 1 MOP = ₦164.72
Sunshine in the capital
Forecast unavailable right now.
Power plants
Installed capacity by fuel
The Global Power Plant Database has no records for Macau.
All indicators
Macau in numbers
Energy access
| Indicator | Macau | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity % of population | 100.0% | 2024 | 98.6% | 91.9% |
| Access to electricity, rural % of rural population | 100.0% | 2024 | 97.3% | 84.9% |
| Access to electricity, urban % of urban population | 100.0% | 2024 | 99.9% | 97.8% |
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking % of population | – | 87.0% | 75.4% |
Power supply and mix
| Indicator | Macau | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from coal % of total | – | 31.4% | 15.1% | |
| Electricity production from natural gas % of total | – | 26.0% | 28.7% | |
| Electricity production from oil % of total | – | 1.5% | 1.2% | |
| Electricity production from nuclear % of total | – | 14.5% | 15.2% | |
| Electricity production from hydroelectric sources % of total | – | 6.8% | 15.2% | |
| Electric power transmission and distribution losses % of output | – | 3.9% | 6.9% | |
| Electric power consumption per capita kWh per capita | – | 5,715 kWh | 3,708 kWh |
Energy transition
| Indicator | Macau | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity production from renewables, excluding hydro % of total | – | 12.0% | 12.4% | |
| Renewable electricity output % of total electricity output | – | 25.9% | 27.8% | |
| Renewable energy consumption % of total final energy consumption | 11.0% | 2022 | 14.8% | 19.7% |
| CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding LULUCF) t CO₂e per capita | 2.53 t | 2024 | 7.35 t | 4.69 t |
| CO₂ emissions, total (excluding LULUCF) Mt CO₂e | 1.7 Mt | 2024 | 17,388.8 Mt | 39,632.7 Mt |
| Energy intensity of primary energy MJ per $2017 PPP GDP | 1.13 MJ/$ | 2022 | 5.23 MJ/$ | 4.54 MJ/$ |
Energy economy
| Indicator | Macau | Year | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 0.0% | 2023 | 4.2% | 9.5% |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.00% | 2021 | 0.27% | 1.36% |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.00% | 2021 | 0.33% | 0.52% |
| GDP per capita current US$ | 75,902 | 2025 | 14,077 | 14,406 |
| Population, total people | 685,900 | 2025 | 2.4B | 8.2B |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Latest year available per series.