Ecuador vs Malaysia: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Ecuador
1,640 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia
1,774 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ecuador rank
51st
Malaysia rank
49th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Ecuador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1,774 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador, a difference of 134 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Ecuador ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 49th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 25.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 77.68 kilowatt-hours per person | 91.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 306.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 215.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 90.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 516.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 256.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 259.89 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 602.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 325.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 276.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 994.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 733.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 260.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1,501 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,547 kilowatt-hours per person | 45.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Ecuador or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1,774 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 134 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Ecuador ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 49th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.