Malaysia vs Thailand: Energy intensity level of primary energy

Malaysia
4.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
Thailand
4.44 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
in 2021
Malaysia rank
81st
Thailand rank
83rd

Energy intensity level of primary energy over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
0246200020102021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 4.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 4.44 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Thailand, a difference of 0.05 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 81st and Thailand ranks 83rd of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 5.6 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 5.05 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 0.553 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Malaysia
2010s 4.86 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 4.97 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 0.111 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Thailand
2020s 4.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 4.52 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP 0.025 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity level of primary energy, Malaysia or Thailand?
Malaysia, at 4.49 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP against 4.44 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP in Thailand as of 2021.
What is the difference in energy intensity level of primary energy between Malaysia and Thailand?
0.05 MJ/$2021 PPP GDP, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for energy intensity level of primary energy?
Malaysia ranks 81st and Thailand ranks 83rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP)
Unit
MJ/$2021 PPP GDP
Source
Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 5,534 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.