Malaysia vs Thailand: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 81.6% against 80.4% in Thailand, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 82nd of 210 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.0% | 92.3% | 5.2% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 93.2% | 0.7% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 89.0% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 82.4% | 0.8% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 81.6% against 80.4% in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 1.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Malaysia ranks 79th and Thailand ranks 82nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.