Finland vs Malaysia: Share of primary energy from solar
Finland
0.3%
in 2025
Malaysia
0.5%
in 2025
Finland rank
60th
Malaysia rank
57th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Finland
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.5 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Finland ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Finland or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Finland and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Malaysia rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Finland ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.