Chile vs Malaysia: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Chile
6.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
12.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
11th
Malaysia rank
9th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Chile
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.65 terawatt-hours against 6.06 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 6.59 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 9th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1018 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1018 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1970s | -0.2477 terawatt-hours | 0.0221 terawatt-hours | 0.2698 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.37 terawatt-hours | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 0.014 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1990s | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 0.8626 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | -0.1893 terawatt-hours | 10.09 terawatt-hours | 10.28 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 4.06 terawatt-hours | 12.13 terawatt-hours | 8.06 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -7.11 terawatt-hours | 10.27 terawatt-hours | 17.39 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Chile or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 12.65 terawatt-hours against 6.06 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Chile and Malaysia?
- 6.59 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Chile ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 9th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. 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.