Egypt vs Malaysia: Primary energy use
Egypt
1,102 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
1,346 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
26th
Malaysia rank
23rd
Primary energy use over time
- Egypt
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1,346 terawatt-hours against 1,102 terawatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 244 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.74 terawatt-hours | 38.82 terawatt-hours | 42.92 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1970s | 115.49 terawatt-hours | 67.96 terawatt-hours | 47.53 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1980s | 290.82 terawatt-hours | 165.51 terawatt-hours | 125.31 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 1990s | 418.71 terawatt-hours | 386.52 terawatt-hours | 32.19 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 674.86 terawatt-hours | 767.94 terawatt-hours | 93.07 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 968.12 terawatt-hours | 1,075 terawatt-hours | 106.98 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1,045 terawatt-hours | 1,264 terawatt-hours | 218.4 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Egypt or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1,346 terawatt-hours against 1,102 terawatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Egypt and Malaysia?
- 244 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for primary energy use?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 23rd of 218 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 Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.