Malaysia vs Netherlands: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Malaysia
3.4%
in 2025
Netherlands
3.5%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
38th
Netherlands rank
37th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Malaysia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malaysia ranks 38th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 80 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 9.8% | 6.0% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 239.9% | 220.3% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 9.0% | 2.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 17.1% | 12.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 4.9% | 8.9% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 14.6% | 5.8% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Malaysia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Netherlands?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Netherlands rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Malaysia ranks 38th and Netherlands ranks 37th of 80 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 renewables. 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.