Coal production per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Coal production per person was 624.83 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
624.83 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
40th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1,374 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1929
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1911
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production per person in Malaysia, 1900–2024
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 624.83 kilowatt-hours per person for coal production per person in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production per person in Malaysia peaked at 1,374 kilowatt-hours per person in 1929 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1911.
That places Malaysia 40th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production per person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 85.53 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1901 | 68.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -20.4% |
| 1902 | 69.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 1903 | 68.27 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.4% |
| 1904 | 45.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -33.2% |
| 1905 | 51.3 kilowatt-hours per person | +12.6% |
| 1906 | 46.71 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.9% |
| 1907 | 107.41 kilowatt-hours per person | +130.0% |
| 1908 | 107.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 195.41 kilowatt-hours per person | +81.0% |
| 1910 | 266.91 kilowatt-hours per person | +36.6% |
| 1911 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | -100.0% |
| 1912 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1914 | 5.6 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1915 | 32.98 kilowatt-hours per person | +488.7% |
| 1916 | 275.03 kilowatt-hours per person | +733.9% |
| 1917 | 410.04 kilowatt-hours per person | +49.1% |
| 1918 | 438.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.8% |
| 1919 | 484.99 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.7% |
| 1920 | 616.65 kilowatt-hours per person | +27.1% |
| 1921 | 727.8 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.0% |
| 1922 | 671.76 kilowatt-hours per person | -7.7% |
| 1923 | 741.1 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.3% |
| 1924 | 850.45 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.8% |
| 1925 | 910.1 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.0% |
| 1926 | 997.31 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.6% |
| 1927 | 960.76 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.7% |
| 1928 | 1,182 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.1% |
| 1929 | 1,374 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.2% |
| 1930 | 1,150 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.3% |
| 1931 | 801.06 kilowatt-hours per person | -30.4% |
| 1932 | 540.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -32.5% |
| 1933 | 416.99 kilowatt-hours per person | -22.9% |
| 1934 | 601.57 kilowatt-hours per person | +44.3% |
| 1935 | 690.07 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.7% |
| 1936 | 901.73 kilowatt-hours per person | +30.7% |
| 1937 | 1,103 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.3% |
| 1938 | 822.65 kilowatt-hours per person | -25.4% |
| 1939 | 743.32 kilowatt-hours per person | -9.6% |
| 1940 | 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person | +73.9% |
| 1941 | 1,115 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.7% |
| 1942 | 390.93 kilowatt-hours per person | -65.0% |
| 1943 | 767.22 kilowatt-hours per person | +96.3% |
| 1944 | 631.42 kilowatt-hours per person | -17.7% |
| 1945 | 343.26 kilowatt-hours per person | -45.6% |
| 1946 | 334.57 kilowatt-hours per person | -2.5% |
| 1947 | 331.86 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1948 | 540.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +62.9% |
| 1949 | 547.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 563.36 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 506.1 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.2% |
| 1952 | 405.6 kilowatt-hours per person | -19.9% |
| 1953 | 359.27 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.4% |
| 1954 | 275.28 kilowatt-hours per person | -23.4% |
| 1955 | 244.47 kilowatt-hours per person | -11.2% |
| 1956 | 210.45 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.9% |
| 1957 | 171.38 kilowatt-hours per person | -18.6% |
| 1958 | 73.2 kilowatt-hours per person | -57.3% |
| 1959 | 80.82 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.4% |
| 1960 | 7.16 kilowatt-hours per person | -91.1% |
| 1961 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | -100.0% |
| 1962 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1986 | 8.74 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1987 | 34.38 kilowatt-hours per person | +293.4% |
| 1988 | 34.09 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 40.31 kilowatt-hours per person | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 40.04 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 63.08 kilowatt-hours per person | +57.5% |
| 1992 | 60.59 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 65.97 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 71.06 kilowatt-hours per person | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 75.85 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 80.37 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 84.65 kilowatt-hours per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 92.5 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 95.53 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 99.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 149.29 kilowatt-hours per person | +49.5% |
| 2002 | 149.38 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 164.78 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 180.86 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 196.2 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 219.39 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 256.13 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 292.59 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 489.01 kilowatt-hours per person | +67.1% |
| 2010 | 538.09 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 643.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 639.78 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 617.01 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 555.24 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 527.08 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 457.14 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 594.25 kilowatt-hours per person | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 518.52 kilowatt-hours per person | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 665.42 kilowatt-hours per person | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 619.52 kilowatt-hours per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 585.27 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 715.91 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 683.2 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 624.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | +733.9% | 32.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 275.03 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1915 | +488.7% | 5.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.98 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1987 | +293.4% | 8.74 kilowatt-hours per person | 34.38 kilowatt-hours per person |
| 1907 | +130.0% | 46.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 107.41 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 84.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 195.41 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 191.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 484.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 903.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 616.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,374 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 777.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 416.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,150 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 629.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 331.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,292 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 288.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 73.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 563.36 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7163 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 40.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 40.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 95.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 219.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 99.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 489.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 575.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 457.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 665.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 645.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 585.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 715.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 37 Greece 800.38 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 38 Philippines 791.61 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 39 Zambia 650.12 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 41 Thailand 501.18 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 42 Albania 496.18 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 43 Peru 446.77 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 coal production per person in Malaysia?
- Coal production per person in Malaysia was 624.83 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,374 kilowatt-hours per person in 1929.
- What is the lowest coal production per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours per person in 1911.
- How does Malaysia rank for coal production per person?
- Malaysia ranks 40th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal production per person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 125 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.