Malaysia vs Norway: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Malaysia
0.2704 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
0.2044 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
56th
Norway rank
59th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Malaysia
- Norway
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2704 terawatt-hours against 0.2044 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 0.066 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Norway ahead.
Malaysia ranks 56th and Norway ranks 59th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Norway | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | 0.0008 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.1459 terawatt-hours | 0.0097 terawatt-hours | 0.1362 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8634 terawatt-hours | 0.1056 terawatt-hours | 0.7578 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, Malaysia or Norway?
- Malaysia, at 0.2704 terawatt-hours against 0.2044 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Malaysia and Norway?
- 0.066 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Malaysia ranks 56th and Norway ranks 59th 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 solar. 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.