Malaysia vs Netherlands: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Malaysia
12.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands
4.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
9th
Netherlands rank
12th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.65 terawatt-hours against 4.81 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 7.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.6 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | -7.57 terawatt-hours | 7.57 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.0221 terawatt-hours | -3.28 terawatt-hours | 3.3 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 5.53 terawatt-hours | 4.18 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8626 terawatt-hours | -0.8333 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.09 terawatt-hours | 0.0278 terawatt-hours | 10.06 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 12.13 terawatt-hours | -1.25 terawatt-hours | 13.38 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 10.27 terawatt-hours | -3.67 terawatt-hours | 13.95 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, Malaysia or Netherlands?
- Malaysia, at 12.65 terawatt-hours against 4.81 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 7.84 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 12th 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.