Malaysia vs Norway: Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Malaysia
3.4%
in 2025
Norway
3.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
33rd
Norway rank
34th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Malaysia
- Norway
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3.4% against 3.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 34th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 4.0% | 10.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 4.7% | 2.9% | Norway |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 3.2% | 16.4% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 0.6% | 6.0% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 1.4% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 0.9% | 12.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 3.5% | 5.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Malaysia or Norway?
- Malaysia, at 3.4% against 3.3% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Malaysia and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Norway rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 34th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.