Italy vs Malaysia: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Italy
2.7%
in 2025
Malaysia
2.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
Malaysia rank
28th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Italy
- Malaysia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 79 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 2.0% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Italy or Malaysia?
- Italy, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Italy and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Italy ranks 27th 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.