Malaysia vs Portugal: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Malaysia
1.6%
in 2025
Portugal
1.7%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
110th
Portugal rank
107th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 107th of 216 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 5.5% | 3.4% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 8.0% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 1.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 4.0% | 5.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5.7% | -0.4% | 6.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -0.1% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -2.5% | 4.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Malaysia ranks 110th and Portugal ranks 107th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.