Electricity production from coal sources in Malaysia
Malaysia: Electricity production from coal sources was 45.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from coal sources in Malaysia, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 45.0% for electricity production from coal sources in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Malaysia peaked at 51.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1997.
Malaysia ranks 17th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from coal sources in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.7% | — |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 5.5% | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +58.9% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 5.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 11.1% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 34.3% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 44.6% | 51.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Malaysia?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Malaysia was 45.0% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1997.
- How does Malaysia rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Malaysia ranks 17th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.