Malaysia vs Thailand: Primary energy use
Malaysia
1,346 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
1,391 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
23rd
Thailand rank
22nd
Primary energy use over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1,391 terawatt-hours against 1,346 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 45 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 22nd of 218 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.82 terawatt-hours | 41.54 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1970s | 67.96 terawatt-hours | 101.36 terawatt-hours | 33.4 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1980s | 165.51 terawatt-hours | 189.77 terawatt-hours | 24.26 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1990s | 386.52 terawatt-hours | 553.52 terawatt-hours | 167 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2000s | 767.94 terawatt-hours | 947.35 terawatt-hours | 179.42 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1,075 terawatt-hours | 1,349 terawatt-hours | 274.14 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1,264 terawatt-hours | 1,392 terawatt-hours | 128.14 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1,391 terawatt-hours against 1,346 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 45 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for primary energy use?
- Malaysia ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.