Malaysia vs Sweden: Electricity generation from oil
Malaysia
2.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
1.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
52nd
Sweden rank
53rd
Electricity generation from oil over time
- Malaysia
- Sweden
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.07 terawatt-hours against 1.97 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 53rd of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.25 terawatt-hours | 4.25 terawatt-hours | 6.01 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.26 terawatt-hours | 3.7 terawatt-hours | 0.44 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.21 terawatt-hours | 2.89 terawatt-hours | 0.317 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.34 terawatt-hours | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 0.985 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Malaysia or Sweden?
- Malaysia, at 2.07 terawatt-hours against 1.97 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Malaysia and Sweden?
- 0.1 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 53rd of 209 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 oil. 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.