Japan vs Malaysia: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Japan
31.87 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia
35.64 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Malaysia rank
22nd
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 35.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.87 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 3.77 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 37.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.95 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 39.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 38.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 33.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 35.64 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.87 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Malaysia?
- 3.77 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 24th 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.