Malaysia vs Spain: Electricity generation from hydropower
Malaysia
35.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
32.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
21st
Spain rank
24th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 35.24 terawatt-hours against 32.74 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 2.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Malaysia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7644 terawatt-hours | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 24.15 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 32.78 terawatt-hours | 31.76 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 3.36 terawatt-hours | 27.61 terawatt-hours | 24.26 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.17 terawatt-hours | 27.87 terawatt-hours | 22.7 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.21 terawatt-hours | 28.34 terawatt-hours | 22.12 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 16.22 terawatt-hours | 31.13 terawatt-hours | 14.91 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 31.76 terawatt-hours | 28.31 terawatt-hours | 3.45 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Malaysia or Spain?
- Malaysia, at 35.24 terawatt-hours against 32.74 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Malaysia and Spain?
- 2.5 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Malaysia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.