Denmark vs Malaysia: Primary energy from renewables
Denmark
48.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
63.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
37th
Malaysia rank
34th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Denmark
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 63.81 terawatt-hours against 48.68 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 15.13 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Denmark ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 34th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0238 terawatt-hours | 0.7644 terawatt-hours | 0.7406 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.0251 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 0.9994 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.275 terawatt-hours | 3.36 terawatt-hours | 3.08 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 3.68 terawatt-hours | 5.17 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 13.82 terawatt-hours | 8.34 terawatt-hours | 5.47 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 29.98 terawatt-hours | 23.16 terawatt-hours | 6.83 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2020s | 45.36 terawatt-hours | 54.16 terawatt-hours | 8.8 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Denmark or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 63.81 terawatt-hours against 48.68 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Denmark and Malaysia?
- 15.13 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Malaysia rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Denmark ranks 37th and Malaysia ranks 34th 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 renewables. 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.