Iran vs Malaysia: Annual change in primary energy use
Iran
21.14 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
21.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
22nd
Malaysia rank
21st
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Iran
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 21.51 terawatt-hours against 21.14 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 0.37 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.58 terawatt-hours | 3.18 terawatt-hours | 7.4 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 29.12 terawatt-hours | 7.43 terawatt-hours | 21.69 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1980s | 28.04 terawatt-hours | 9.97 terawatt-hours | 18.06 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1990s | 61.36 terawatt-hours | 29.6 terawatt-hours | 31.76 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2000s | 104.54 terawatt-hours | 37.58 terawatt-hours | 66.96 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2010s | 87.61 terawatt-hours | 30.51 terawatt-hours | 57.09 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 2020s | 74.19 terawatt-hours | 25.05 terawatt-hours | 49.14 terawatt-hours | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Iran or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 21.51 terawatt-hours against 21.14 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Iran and Malaysia?
- 0.37 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Iran ranks 22nd and Malaysia ranks 21st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.