Germany vs Malaysia: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Germany
1.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
36th
Malaysia rank
34th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Germany
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 0.51 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6247 terawatt-hours | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | 0.7314 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.9044 terawatt-hours | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.8954 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.0813 terawatt-hours | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.3378 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.29 terawatt-hours | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 15.67 terawatt-hours | 0.3612 terawatt-hours | 15.31 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 19.02 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 16.27 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.62 terawatt-hours | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 2.42 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Germany or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.6 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Germany and Malaysia?
- 0.51 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malaysia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Malaysia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Germany ranks 36th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 77 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 renewables. 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.