Egypt vs Malaysia: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Egypt
18.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
19.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
20th
Malaysia rank
19th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 19.4 terawatt-hours against 18.22 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 1.18 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Egypt ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.9 terawatt-hours | 8.57 terawatt-hours | 0.3341 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 19.57 terawatt-hours | 9.55 terawatt-hours | 10.02 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 14.37 terawatt-hours | 29.38 terawatt-hours | 15.01 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 32.32 terawatt-hours | 37.22 terawatt-hours | 4.9 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 17.68 terawatt-hours | 27.77 terawatt-hours | 10.09 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 11.79 terawatt-hours | 20.86 terawatt-hours | 9.07 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 19.4 terawatt-hours against 18.22 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 1.18 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Egypt ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 19th of 76 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 fossil fuels. 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.