Electricity demand per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Electricity demand per person was 5,556 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Malaysia stood at 5,556 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Malaysia peaked at 5,556 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,043 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,652 kilowatt-hours | 3,043 kilowatt-hours | 4,125 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,780 kilowatt-hours | 4,358 kilowatt-hours | 5,288 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,306 kilowatt-hours | 5,083 kilowatt-hours | 5,556 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 3.8% (2025)
- Gas production 802.34 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 22,301 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 802.34 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 22,301 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel exports 11.2% (2025)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 6.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 56.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Malaysia?
- Electricity demand per person in Malaysia was 5,556 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,556 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,043 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Malaysia ranks 59th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.