In 2021, Mongolia recorded the largest power sector carbon intensity in the Asia-Pacific region, at around 733 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour of electricity generated. The Maldives followed with close to 705 gCO2/kWh. Meanwhile, Nepal's power sector was the least carbon-intensive in the Asia-Pacific region, with about 22.65 gCO2/kWh.
Carbon intensity of the power sector in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country or territory (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)
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Ember. (March 29, 2022). Carbon intensity of the power sector in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country or territory (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299708/apac-carbon-intensity-power-sector-by-country/
Ember. "Carbon intensity of the power sector in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country or territory (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour)." Chart. March 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299708/apac-carbon-intensity-power-sector-by-country/
Ember. (2022). Carbon intensity of the power sector in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country or territory (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299708/apac-carbon-intensity-power-sector-by-country/
Ember. "Carbon Intensity of The Power Sector in The Asia-pacific Region in 2020, by Country or Territory (in Grams of Co2 per Kilowatt-hour)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299708/apac-carbon-intensity-power-sector-by-country/
Ember, Carbon intensity of the power sector in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country or territory (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299708/apac-carbon-intensity-power-sector-by-country/ (last visited September 30, 2023)
Carbon intensity of the power sector in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by country or territory (in grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour) [Graph], Ember, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299708/apac-carbon-intensity-power-sector-by-country/