Malaysia vs Norway: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Malaysia
802.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway
1,206 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
12th
Norway rank
10th
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Malaysia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,206 terawatt-hours against 802.34 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 403.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Malaysia ranks 12th and Norway ranks 10th of 220 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1940s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1950s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 6.81 terawatt-hours | 37.24 terawatt-hours | 30.43 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 101.93 terawatt-hours | 259.11 terawatt-hours | 157.18 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 300.66 terawatt-hours | 334.41 terawatt-hours | 33.74 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 600.32 terawatt-hours | 781.74 terawatt-hours | 181.41 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 732.77 terawatt-hours | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 383.41 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 788.53 terawatt-hours | 1,178 terawatt-hours | 389.64 terawatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Malaysia or Norway?
- Norway, at 1,206 terawatt-hours against 802.34 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Malaysia and Norway?
- 403.66 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Malaysia ranks 12th and Norway ranks 10th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.