Malaysia vs Romania: Electricity generation from solar
Malaysia
4.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
4.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
40th
Romania rank
38th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Malaysia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.88 terawatt-hours against 4.51 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 0.37 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.
Malaysia ranks 40th and Romania ranks 38th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.338 terawatt-hours | 1.13 terawatt-hours | 0.788 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.16 terawatt-hours | 2.66 terawatt-hours | 0.505 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Malaysia or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.88 terawatt-hours against 4.51 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Malaysia and Romania?
- 0.37 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Malaysia ranks 40th and Romania ranks 38th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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.