Malaysia vs Turkey: Electricity generation from coal
Malaysia
89.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
121.4 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
14th
Turkey rank
11th
Electricity generation from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 121.4 terawatt-hours against 89.6 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 31.8 terawatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 11th of 207 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4856 terawatt-hours | 16.97 terawatt-hours | 16.49 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 28.34 terawatt-hours | 24.64 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2000s | 20.73 terawatt-hours | 43.21 terawatt-hours | 22.48 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2010s | 62.2 terawatt-hours | 81.99 terawatt-hours | 19.79 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 83.72 terawatt-hours | 114.12 terawatt-hours | 30.4 terawatt-hours | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from coal, Malaysia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 121.4 terawatt-hours against 89.6 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from coal between Malaysia and Turkey?
- 31.8 terawatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 11th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.