Share of primary energy from coal in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of primary energy from coal was 22.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from coal in Malaysia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 22.8% for share of primary energy from coal in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Malaysia peaked at 25.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1977.
That places Malaysia 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from coal in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.5% | — |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4% | -44.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | +13.6% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | +126.6% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +127.6% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -91.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +63.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +41.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +80.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +126.5% |
| 1984 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -32.3% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +34.8% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +307.2% |
| 1990 | 6.6% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | +2.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 22.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 22.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.6%, 93% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +307.2% | 1.6% | 6.4% |
| 1971 | +126.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| 1972 | +127.6% | 1.0% | 2.3% |
| 1983 | +126.5% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| 1975 | -91.2% | 2.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 4.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.4% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 21.2% | 25.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Malaysia?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Malaysia was 22.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1977.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.