Malaysia vs United Arab Emirates: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Malaysia
12.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
8.46 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Malaysia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.65 terawatt-hours against 8.46 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 4.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 79 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.12 terawatt-hours | 0.3713 terawatt-hours | 10.75 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 12.13 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | 10.38 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 10.27 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | 8.89 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Malaysia, at 12.65 terawatt-hours against 8.46 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
- 4.19 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.