Share of primary energy use by source in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of primary energy use by source was 34.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy use by source in Malaysia, 1970–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy use by source in Malaysia stood at 34.3%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Malaysia peaked at 48.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 26th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Share of primary energy use by source in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2% | — |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +800.2% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +25.7% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 4.3% | +104.8% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | -22.4% |
| 1978 | 22.7% | +455.8% |
| 1979 | 24.6% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 21.0% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | -18.5% |
| 1982 | 20.1% | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 24.5% | +22.1% |
| 1984 | 28.7% | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 39.7% | +41.4% |
| 1987 | 38.7% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 37.7% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 33.9% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 40.1% | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 38.0% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 39.9% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 43.3% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 40.1% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -2.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 34.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.8%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 34.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.3%, 2.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +800.2% | 0.2% | 1.7% |
| 1978 | +455.8% | 4.1% | 22.7% |
| 1974 | +104.8% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 0.2% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 17.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 33.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 43.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 37.8% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 34.3% | 42.9% | 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)
- 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 share of primary energy use by source in Malaysia?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Malaysia was 34.3% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.