Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Share of primary energy from solar
Malaysia
0.5%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.5%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
57th
Saudi Arabia rank
56th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Saudi Arabia'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 Saudi Arabia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 57th and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | β |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Malaysia ranks 57th and Saudi Arabia ranks 56th 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) β 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.