Malaysia vs Singapore: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Malaysia
0.2704 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Singapore
0.3592 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
57th
Singapore rank
54th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Malaysia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.3592 terawatt-hours against 0.2704 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0888 terawatt-hours.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Singapore ahead.
Malaysia ranks 57th and Singapore ranks 54th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.1459 terawatt-hours | 0.0193 terawatt-hours | 0.1266 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8634 terawatt-hours | 0.2399 terawatt-hours | 0.6235 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.3592 terawatt-hours against 0.2704 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Malaysia and Singapore?
- 0.0888 terawatt-hours, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Singapore?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Singapore rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Malaysia ranks 57th and Singapore ranks 54th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.