Japan vs Malaysia: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Japan
37,192 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia
37,410 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
46th
Malaysia rank
43rd
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 37,410 kilowatt-hours per person against 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 218 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,437 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,075 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,362 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 34,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,879 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,048 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 36,093 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,906 kilowatt-hours per person | 25,186 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 45,312 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,004 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,308 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 47,984 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,898 kilowatt-hours per person | 18,086 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 42,027 kilowatt-hours per person | 34,619 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,408 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 37,607 kilowatt-hours per person | 36,166 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,441 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 37,410 kilowatt-hours per person against 37,192 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Malaysia?
- 218 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. 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 person.