Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Kazakhstan
7.2%
in 2025
Malaysia
4.3%
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Malaysia rank
18th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 7.2% against 4.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 78 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 88.0% | 85.9% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -7.3% | 5.4% | 12.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 19.1% | 13.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 7.7% | 5.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 4.1% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?
- Kazakhstan, at 7.2% against 4.3% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 2.9%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Malaysia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Kazakhstan ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 78 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.