Malaysia vs Pakistan: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Malaysia
12.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Pakistan
17.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
9th
Pakistan rank
7th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 17.13 terawatt-hours against 12.65 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 4.48 terawatt-hours.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | -0.7879 terawatt-hours | 0.7879 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.0221 terawatt-hours | -0.5199 terawatt-hours | 0.542 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 0.1489 terawatt-hours | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.8626 terawatt-hours | 0.1686 terawatt-hours | 0.694 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 10.09 terawatt-hours | 4.07 terawatt-hours | 6.03 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 12.13 terawatt-hours | 7.76 terawatt-hours | 4.37 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 10.27 terawatt-hours | -1.71 terawatt-hours | 11.98 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 17.13 terawatt-hours against 12.65 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 4.48 terawatt-hours, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Pakistan rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 7th 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.