Kuwait vs Malaysia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Kuwait
1.0%
in 2025
Malaysia
1.5%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
30th
Malaysia rank
27th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.5% against 1.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 76 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.5% against 1.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Kuwait ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.