France vs Malaysia: Share of primary energy from hydropower
France
2.3%
in 2025
Malaysia
2.6%
in 2025
France rank
31st
Malaysia rank
28th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- France
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.
France ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 28th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1.6% | France |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% | France |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | France |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | France |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | France |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% | France |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, France or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.6% against 2.3% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between France and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do France and Malaysia rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- France ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 28th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.