Malaysia vs Tanzania: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Malaysia
1.6%
in 2025
Tanzania
1.6%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
110th
Tanzania rank
108th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Malaysia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tanzania ahead.
Malaysia ranks 110th and Tanzania ranks 108th of 216 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 3.4% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 1.3% | 7.9% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 8.6% | 2.8% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 8.2% | 5.2% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 5.9% | 3.8% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Malaysia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Malaysia and Tanzania?
- 0.0%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tanzania?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Tanzania rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Malaysia ranks 110th and Tanzania ranks 108th 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.