Iceland vs Malaysia: Primary energy from renewables
Iceland
69.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
63.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
34th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Iceland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 69.81 terawatt-hours against 63.81 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 6 terawatt-hours.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 34th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.699 terawatt-hours | 0.7644 terawatt-hours | 0.0654 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.35 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1980s | 5.46 terawatt-hours | 3.36 terawatt-hours | 2.1 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1990s | 8.9 terawatt-hours | 5.17 terawatt-hours | 3.73 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 31.72 terawatt-hours | 8.34 terawatt-hours | 23.38 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 65.41 terawatt-hours | 23.16 terawatt-hours | 42.26 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2020s | 72.81 terawatt-hours | 54.16 terawatt-hours | 18.66 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Iceland or Malaysia?
- Iceland, at 69.81 terawatt-hours against 63.81 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Iceland and Malaysia?
- 6 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Malaysia rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Iceland ranks 33rd 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.