Malaysia vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Malaysia
0.2704 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
0.2495 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
56th
New Zealand rank
58th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2704 terawatt-hours against 0.2495 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0209 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 56th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0039 terawatt-hours | 0.0039 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1441 terawatt-hours | 0.1441 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1459 terawatt-hours | 0.0919 terawatt-hours | 0.054 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8634 terawatt-hours | 0.4015 terawatt-hours | 0.4619 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Malaysia or New Zealand?
- Malaysia, at 0.2704 terawatt-hours against 0.2495 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 0.0209 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Malaysia ranks 56th and New Zealand ranks 58th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind. 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.