Estonia vs Malaysia: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Estonia
32.18 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia
35.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Estonia rank
23rd
Malaysia rank
22nd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Estonia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 35.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 32.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Estonia, a difference of 3.46 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 76 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 65.65 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 51.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 44.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 15.25 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 51.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 36.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Estonia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 35.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 32.18 kilowatt-hours per person in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Estonia and Malaysia?
- 3.46 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malaysia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Malaysia rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Estonia ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.