Malaysia vs North Macedonia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Malaysia
4.3%
in 2025
North Macedonia
3.7%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
18th
North Macedonia rank
20th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Malaysia
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4.3% against 3.7% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and North Macedonia ranks 20th of 78 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 1.6% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 19.1% | -0.5% | 19.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 7.7% | -2.0% | 9.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -5.6% | 9.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Malaysia or North Macedonia?
- Malaysia, at 4.3% against 3.7% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Malaysia and North Macedonia?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and North Macedonia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and North Macedonia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and North Macedonia ranks 20th 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.