Malaysia vs Philippines: Coal production per person

Malaysia
624.83 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Philippines
791.61 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
39th
Philippines rank
37th

Coal production per person over time

  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
05001.0k1.5k190019622024

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 791.61 kilowatt-hours per person against 624.83 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia, a difference of 166.78 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 39th and Philippines ranks 37th of 218 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Philippines Difference Ahead
1900s 84.62 kilowatt-hours per person 3.16 kilowatt-hours per person 81.46 kilowatt-hours per person Malaysia
1910s 191.36 kilowatt-hours per person 11.64 kilowatt-hours per person 179.72 kilowatt-hours per person Malaysia
1920s 903.17 kilowatt-hours per person 20.3 kilowatt-hours per person 882.88 kilowatt-hours per person Malaysia
1930s 777.12 kilowatt-hours per person 11.23 kilowatt-hours per person 765.89 kilowatt-hours per person Malaysia
1940s 629.46 kilowatt-hours per person 12.87 kilowatt-hours per person 616.59 kilowatt-hours per person Malaysia
1950s 288.99 kilowatt-hours per person 35.68 kilowatt-hours per person 253.32 kilowatt-hours per person Malaysia
1960s 0.7163 kilowatt-hours per person 18.85 kilowatt-hours per person 18.13 kilowatt-hours per person Philippines
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 15.28 kilowatt-hours per person 15.28 kilowatt-hours per person Philippines
1980s 11.75 kilowatt-hours per person 114.45 kilowatt-hours per person 102.69 kilowatt-hours per person Philippines
1990s 72.96 kilowatt-hours per person 122.21 kilowatt-hours per person 49.24 kilowatt-hours per person Philippines
2000s 219.75 kilowatt-hours per person 192.83 kilowatt-hours per person 26.91 kilowatt-hours per person Malaysia
2010s 575.58 kilowatt-hours per person 580.24 kilowatt-hours per person 4.66 kilowatt-hours per person Philippines
2020s 645.75 kilowatt-hours per person 786.07 kilowatt-hours per person 140.32 kilowatt-hours per person Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher coal production per person, Malaysia or Philippines?
Philippines, at 791.61 kilowatt-hours per person against 624.83 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in coal production per person between Malaysia and Philippines?
166.78 kilowatt-hours per person, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for coal production per person?
Malaysia ranks 39th and Philippines ranks 37th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal production per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Coal production per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 14,879 data points, 1700–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.