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.
Electricity demand per person in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,043 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 3,217 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 3,354 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 3,368 kilowatt-hours | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,783 kilowatt-hours | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 3,736 kilowatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 3,849 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,937 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4,111 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4,125 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,358 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4,370 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4,523 kilowatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 4,678 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 4,805 kilowatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 4,806 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,907 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4,930 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,138 kilowatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 5,288 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 5,089 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 5,083 kilowatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5,253 kilowatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 5,315 kilowatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5,541 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 5,556 kilowatt-hours | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5,556 kilowatt-hours is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,613 kilowatt-hours, 2.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5,556 kilowatt-hours is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,115 kilowatt-hours, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 4.6% (2025)
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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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.