Malaysia vs New Zealand: Share of primary energy from solar
Malaysia
0.5%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
57th
New Zealand rank
59th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 59th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | New Zealand | 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% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Malaysia or New Zealand?
- Malaysia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Malaysia ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 59th of 80 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.