Malaysia vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Malaysia
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
2.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
35th
South Africa rank
34th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.17 terawatt-hours against 2.11 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 34th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | -0.004 terawatt-hours | 0.1107 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | 0.1033 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.1615 terawatt-hours | 0.2576 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | -0.1436 terawatt-hours | 0.3693 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.3612 terawatt-hours | 0.1847 terawatt-hours | 0.1765 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 3.34 terawatt-hours | 0.8592 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.17 terawatt-hours against 2.11 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Malaysia ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 34th of 80 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.