Malaysia vs Slovakia: Global primary energy use by source
Malaysia
5.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Slovakia
4.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
38th
Slovakia rank
39th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Malaysia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.16 terawatt-hours against 4.23 terawatt-hours in Slovakia, a difference of 0.93 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Slovakia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 38th and Slovakia ranks 39th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 2.03 terawatt-hours | 0.7222 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.29 terawatt-hours | 3.99 terawatt-hours | 0.6955 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 4.53 terawatt-hours | 4.75 terawatt-hours | 0.2194 terawatt-hours | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Malaysia or Slovakia?
- Malaysia, at 5.16 terawatt-hours against 4.23 terawatt-hours in Slovakia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Malaysia and Slovakia?
- 0.93 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Slovakia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Slovakia rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Malaysia ranks 38th and Slovakia ranks 39th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.