High income vs Malaysia: Electricity production from coal sources

High income
15.9%
in 2024
Malaysia
45.0%
in 2023
High income rank
16th
Malaysia rank
18th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • High income
  • Malaysia
1020304050199020072024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 45.0% against 15.9% in High income, a difference of 29.1%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.8 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 36.5% 8.8% 27.7% High income
2000s 35.3% 21.1% 14.2% High income
2010s 27.7% 41.2% 13.5% Malaysia
2020s 18.3% 47.2% 28.8% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, High income or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 45.0% against 15.9% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between High income and Malaysia?
29.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Malaysia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do High income and Malaysia rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
High income ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.