Malaysia vs South Africa: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Malaysia
63.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
66.15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
44th
South Africa rank
42nd
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 66.15 terawatt-hours against 63.81 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 2.34 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7644 terawatt-hours | 0.0288 terawatt-hours | 0.7356 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1.02 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 0.0834 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.36 terawatt-hours | 15.34 terawatt-hours | 11.98 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1990s | 5.17 terawatt-hours | 33.43 terawatt-hours | 28.27 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.34 terawatt-hours | 39.75 terawatt-hours | 31.41 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 23.16 terawatt-hours | 48.44 terawatt-hours | 25.28 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 54.16 terawatt-hours | 57.05 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 66.15 terawatt-hours against 63.81 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 2.34 terawatt-hours, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Malaysia ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.