Belgium vs Malaysia: Energy intensity
Belgium
1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Malaysia
1.48 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Belgium rank
39th
Malaysia rank
36th
Energy intensity over time
- Belgium
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.48 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Belgium, a difference of 0.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 165 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.15 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.88 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2.89 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.63 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2.34 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.61 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.7299 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.28 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.5207 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.02 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0583 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.62 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.61 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0007 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.0073 kilowatt-hours per dollar | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, Belgium or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.48 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.4 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between Belgium and Malaysia?
- 0.08 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malaysia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Malaysia rank globally for energy intensity?
- Belgium ranks 39th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.