Malaysia vs Qatar: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Malaysia
2.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Qatar
1.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
34th
Qatar rank
38th
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Malaysia
- Qatar
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar, a difference of 0.63 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.4 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 34th and Qatar ranks 38th of 80 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.009 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.3612 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.3612 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.75 terawatt-hours | 0.0365 terawatt-hours | 2.71 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.2 terawatt-hours | 0.5866 terawatt-hours | 3.61 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Malaysia or Qatar?
- Malaysia, at 2.11 terawatt-hours against 1.48 terawatt-hours in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Malaysia and Qatar?
- 0.63 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Qatar rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Malaysia ranks 34th and Qatar ranks 38th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.