Malaysia vs Viet Nam: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Malaysia
4.3%
in 2025
Viet Nam
2.9%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
21st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 4.3% against 2.9% in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 21st of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 8.0% | 3.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 40.2% | 9.8% | 30.3% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 67.8% | 0.3% | 67.5% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 16.1% | 3.0% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 17.0% | 9.3% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 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 Viet Nam?
- Malaysia, at 4.3% against 2.9% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 1.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 21st 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.