Malaysia vs Viet Nam: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Malaysia
12.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Viet Nam
20.29 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
9th
Viet Nam rank
6th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 20.29 terawatt-hours against 12.65 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 7.64 terawatt-hours.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.6 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Malaysia ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.9429 terawatt-hours | 0.9429 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 0.0221 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 1.35 terawatt-hours | -0.0861 terawatt-hours | 1.44 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.8626 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 0.2721 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 10.09 terawatt-hours | 8.82 terawatt-hours | 1.27 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 12.13 terawatt-hours | 45.09 terawatt-hours | 32.97 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 10.27 terawatt-hours | 22.18 terawatt-hours | 11.9 terawatt-hours | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Malaysia or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 20.29 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 Viet Nam?
- 7.64 terawatt-hours, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 9th and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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.