Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Malaysia
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.21 terawatt-hours against 2.11 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.0607 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.0913 terawatt-hours | 0.0823 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.1339 terawatt-hours | 0.2852 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | 0.138 terawatt-hours | 0.0878 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.3612 terawatt-hours | -0.021 terawatt-hours | 0.3822 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 0.2045 terawatt-hours | 2.54 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 3.13 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.21 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Malaysia ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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.