China vs Malaysia: Energy intensity
China
1.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Malaysia
1.48 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
China rank
34th
Malaysia rank
36th
Energy intensity over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
China currently reports 1.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.48 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Malaysia, a difference of 0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.
China ranks 34th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 165 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.27 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.4099 kilowatt-hours per dollar | China |
| 1970s | 2.46 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.2 kilowatt-hours per dollar | China |
| 1980s | 2.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.61 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.633 kilowatt-hours per dollar | China |
| 1990s | 2.14 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.3738 kilowatt-hours per dollar | China |
| 2000s | 2.17 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.96 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2071 kilowatt-hours per dollar | China |
| 2010s | 1.86 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.61 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.2469 kilowatt-hours per dollar | China |
| 2020s | 1.52 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 1.47 kilowatt-hours per dollar | 0.048 kilowatt-hours per dollar | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy intensity, China or Malaysia?
- China, at 1.49 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 1.48 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in energy intensity between China and Malaysia?
- 0.01 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for energy intensity?
- China ranks 34th 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.