Brazil vs Malaysia: Coal production
Brazil
32.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
22.22 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Malaysia rank
30th
Coal production over time
- Brazil
- Malaysia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 32.18 terawatt-hours against 22.22 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 9.96 terawatt-hours.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 10 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0094 terawatt-hours | 0.2035 terawatt-hours | 0.1941 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 0.5349 terawatt-hours | 0.5853 terawatt-hours | 0.0504 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 3.32 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 4.39 terawatt-hours | 3.49 terawatt-hours | 0.9024 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1940s | 11.65 terawatt-hours | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 8.3 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1950s | 13.2 terawatt-hours | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 11.3 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1960s | 21.36 terawatt-hours | 0.0057 terawatt-hours | 21.36 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1970s | 48.64 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 48.64 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.88 terawatt-hours | 0.1968 terawatt-hours | 38.69 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 1990s | 23.51 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 22.02 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2000s | 32 terawatt-hours | 5.76 terawatt-hours | 26.23 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2010s | 32.44 terawatt-hours | 17.84 terawatt-hours | 14.61 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
| 2020s | 30.35 terawatt-hours | 22.42 terawatt-hours | 7.93 terawatt-hours | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, Brazil or Malaysia?
- Brazil, at 32.18 terawatt-hours against 22.22 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between Brazil and Malaysia?
- 9.96 terawatt-hours, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for coal production?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 219 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 Coal production. 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.