Laos vs Malaysia: Electricity generation from hydropower

Laos
40 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Malaysia
35.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Laos rank
17th
Malaysia rank
20th

Electricity generation from hydropower over time

  • Laos
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 40 terawatt-hours against 35.24 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 4.76 terawatt-hours.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

Laos ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 20th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.