Malaysia vs OECD members: Electricity production from coal sources

Malaysia
45.0%
in 2023
OECD members
16.1%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
18th
OECD members rank
15th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • Malaysia
  • OECD members
1020304050199020072024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 45.0% against 16.1% in OECD members, a difference of 28.9%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.8 times OECD members's.

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

Malaysia ranks 18th and OECD members ranks 15th of 210 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 8.8% 38.6% 29.8% OECD members
2000s 21.1% 37.0% 15.8% OECD members
2010s 41.2% 29.4% 11.7% Malaysia
2020s 47.2% 19.1% 28.0% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Malaysia or OECD members?
Malaysia, at 45.0% against 16.1% in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Malaysia and OECD members?
28.9%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and OECD members?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and OECD members rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
Malaysia ranks 18th and OECD members ranks 15th of 210 countries.
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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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.