Coal production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Coal production was 22.22 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
22.22 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
31st
of 220 countries
All-time high
24.84 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 1911
Years of data
125
1900–2024
Coal production 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 terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, coal production in Malaysia stood at 22.22 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Malaysia peaked at 24.84 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1911.
Malaysia ranks 31st of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.1791 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 0.1465 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 1902 | 0.1547 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 1903 | 0.1547 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.1058 terawatt-hours | -31.6% |
| 1905 | 0.1221 terawatt-hours | +15.4% |
| 1906 | 0.114 terawatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 1907 | 0.2687 terawatt-hours | +135.7% |
| 1908 | 0.2768 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 1909 | 0.5129 terawatt-hours | +85.3% |
| 1910 | 0.7164 terawatt-hours | +39.7% |
| 1911 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1912 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1913 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1914 | 0.0163 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1915 | 0.0977 terawatt-hours | +500.0% |
| 1916 | 0.8304 terawatt-hours | +750.0% |
| 1917 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | +52.0% |
| 1918 | 1.38 terawatt-hours | +9.0% |
| 1919 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 1920 | 2.02 terawatt-hours | +29.8% |
| 1921 | 2.43 terawatt-hours | +20.6% |
| 1922 | 2.3 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 1923 | 2.59 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 1924 | 3.04 terawatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 1925 | 3.32 terawatt-hours | +9.4% |
| 1926 | 3.72 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 1927 | 3.66 terawatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 1928 | 4.61 terawatt-hours | +25.8% |
| 1929 | 5.47 terawatt-hours | +18.7% |
| 1930 | 4.68 terawatt-hours | -14.4% |
| 1931 | 3.33 terawatt-hours | -28.9% |
| 1932 | 2.3 terawatt-hours | -31.1% |
| 1933 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | -21.3% |
| 1934 | 2.66 terawatt-hours | +47.3% |
| 1935 | 3.12 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 1936 | 4.16 terawatt-hours | +33.4% |
| 1937 | 5.19 terawatt-hours | +24.9% |
| 1938 | 3.96 terawatt-hours | -23.8% |
| 1939 | 3.65 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 1940 | 6.46 terawatt-hours | +77.2% |
| 1941 | 5.68 terawatt-hours | -12.1% |
| 1942 | 2.03 terawatt-hours | -64.3% |
| 1943 | 4.05 terawatt-hours | +99.6% |
| 1944 | 3.39 terawatt-hours | -16.3% |
| 1945 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | -44.7% |
| 1946 | 1.86 terawatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 1947 | 1.87 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 3.1 terawatt-hours | +65.7% |
| 1949 | 3.2 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 1950 | 3.44 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1951 | 3.17 terawatt-hours | -7.8% |
| 1952 | 2.61 terawatt-hours | -17.7% |
| 1953 | 2.37 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
| 1954 | 1.86 terawatt-hours | -21.3% |
| 1955 | 1.7 terawatt-hours | -8.7% |
| 1956 | 1.51 terawatt-hours | -11.5% |
| 1957 | 1.26 terawatt-hours | -16.2% |
| 1958 | 0.5536 terawatt-hours | -56.1% |
| 1959 | 0.6269 terawatt-hours | +13.2% |
| 1960 | 0.057 terawatt-hours | -90.9% |
| 1961 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 1962 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1963 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1964 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1966 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1967 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1968 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1969 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1971 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1972 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1973 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1974 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1975 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1976 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1977 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1978 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1979 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1981 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1982 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1983 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1984 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1985 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 0.1377 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1987 | 0.5596 terawatt-hours | +306.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5725 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6979 terawatt-hours | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 0.714 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.16 terawatt-hours | +62.0% |
| 1992 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.27 terawatt-hours | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 1.41 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 1.54 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 1.68 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 1.81 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 2.03 terawatt-hours | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 2.14 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 2.29 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.51 terawatt-hours | +53.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.07 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 4.57 terawatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 5.07 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 6.92 terawatt-hours | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 8.07 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 13.75 terawatt-hours | +70.5% |
| 2010 | 15.42 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 18.76 terawatt-hours | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 18.98 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 18.62 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 17.04 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 16.46 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.53 terawatt-hours | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 19.23 terawatt-hours | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 17.07 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 22.25 terawatt-hours | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 21 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 20.06 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 24.84 terawatt-hours | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 24 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 22.22 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production 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 | +750.0% | 0.0977 terawatt-hours | 0.8304 terawatt-hours |
| 1915 | +500.0% | 0.0163 terawatt-hours | 0.0977 terawatt-hours |
| 1987 | +306.3% | 0.1377 terawatt-hours | 0.5596 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2035 terawatt-hours | 0.1058 terawatt-hours | 0.5129 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5853 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.55 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.32 terawatt-hours | 2.02 terawatt-hours | 5.47 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.49 terawatt-hours | 1.81 terawatt-hours | 5.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.35 terawatt-hours | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 6.46 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 0.5536 terawatt-hours | 3.44 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0057 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.057 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1968 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.6979 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 0.714 terawatt-hours | 2.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.76 terawatt-hours | 2.29 terawatt-hours | 13.75 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.84 terawatt-hours | 14.53 terawatt-hours | 22.25 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.42 terawatt-hours | 20.06 terawatt-hours | 24.84 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 28 Bulgaria 34.3 terawatt-hours compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 32.81 terawatt-hours compare
- 30 Brazil 32.18 terawatt-hours compare
- 32 Romania 21.89 terawatt-hours compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 19.86 terawatt-hours compare
- 34 New Zealand 18.34 terawatt-hours 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 in Malaysia?
- Coal production in Malaysia was 22.22 terawatt-hours 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 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.84 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1911.
- How does Malaysia rank for coal production?
- Malaysia ranks 31st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.