Italy vs Malaysia: Primary energy from hydropower

Italy
41.42 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
34.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
15th
Malaysia rank
18th

Primary energy from hydropower over time

  • Italy
  • Malaysia
0204060196519952025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 41.42 terawatt-hours against 34.6 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 6.82 terawatt-hours.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 77 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 42.51 terawatt-hours 0.7644 terawatt-hours 41.74 terawatt-hours Italy
1970s 41.89 terawatt-hours 1.02 terawatt-hours 40.86 terawatt-hours Italy
1980s 41 terawatt-hours 3.36 terawatt-hours 37.65 terawatt-hours Italy
1990s 41.02 terawatt-hours 5.17 terawatt-hours 35.85 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 40.62 terawatt-hours 6.21 terawatt-hours 34.41 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 46.95 terawatt-hours 16.22 terawatt-hours 30.73 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 42.75 terawatt-hours 31.77 terawatt-hours 10.97 terawatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Italy or Malaysia?
Italy, at 41.42 terawatt-hours against 34.6 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Italy and Malaysia?
6.82 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malaysia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Italy and Malaysia rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
Italy ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 18th 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 hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from hydropower
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.