Malaysia vs World: Electricity production from coal sources
Electricity production from coal sources over time
- Malaysia
- World
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 45.0% against 15.0% in World, a difference of 30.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 3.0 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and World ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 37.8% | 29.0% | World |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 39.7% | 18.6% | World |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 39.4% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 35.6% | 11.5% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, Malaysia or World?
- Malaysia, at 45.0% against 15.0% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between Malaysia and World?
- 30.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and World rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and World ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.