Malaysia vs Qatar: Share of primary energy from solar
Malaysia
0.5%
in 2025
Qatar
0.6%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
57th
Qatar rank
55th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Malaysia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Qatar'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 Qatar ahead.
Malaysia ranks 57th and Qatar ranks 55th of 79 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Qatar | 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% | — |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Malaysia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Malaysia and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Qatar?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Qatar rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Malaysia ranks 57th and Qatar ranks 55th 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.