Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 16.2% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Malaysia peaked at 17.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 89th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.3% | — |
| 1991 | 16.6% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -26.3% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +44.3% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -28.0% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 16.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 16.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.0%, 3.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.0% | 6.7% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 5.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.7% | 17.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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- 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)
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- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Malaysia?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Malaysia was 16.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Malaysia ranks 89th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.