Argentina vs Malaysia: Primary energy from solar
Argentina
5.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
6.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Argentina rank
38th
Malaysia rank
36th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Argentina
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6.64 terawatt-hours against 5.16 terawatt-hours in Argentina, a difference of 1.48 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Argentina ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.0994 terawatt-hours | 0.3379 terawatt-hours | 0.2385 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 4.17 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Argentina or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 6.64 terawatt-hours against 5.16 terawatt-hours in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Argentina and Malaysia?
- 1.48 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Argentina ranks 38th and Malaysia ranks 36th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. 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.