Estonia vs Malaysia: Renewable energy

Estonia
3.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia
5.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Estonia rank
40th
Malaysia rank
38th

Renewable energy over time

  • Estonia
  • Malaysia
0246196519952025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.16 terawatt-hours against 3.72 terawatt-hours in Estonia, a difference of 1.44 terawatt-hours.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.4 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.

Estonia ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 79 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1990s 0.0133 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.0133 terawatt-hours Estonia
2000s 0.1879 terawatt-hours 2.03 terawatt-hours 1.85 terawatt-hours Malaysia
2010s 2.91 terawatt-hours 3.29 terawatt-hours 0.378 terawatt-hours Malaysia
2020s 4.61 terawatt-hours 4.53 terawatt-hours 0.0821 terawatt-hours Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Estonia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 5.16 terawatt-hours against 3.72 terawatt-hours in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Estonia and Malaysia?
1.44 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malaysia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Malaysia rank globally for renewable energy?
Estonia ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 38th of 79 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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
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.