Malaysia vs Taiwan: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Malaysia
1,774 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Taiwan
2,180 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
49th
Taiwan rank
47th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Malaysia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2,180 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,774 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia, a difference of 406 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 49th and Taiwan ranks 47th of 80 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 213 kilowatt-hours per person | 132.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 91.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 406.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 315.33 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 215.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,706 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,491 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 256.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,324 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,068 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 325.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,336 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 733.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,219 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,485 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1,547 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,725 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,178 kilowatt-hours per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Malaysia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 2,180 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,774 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 406 kilowatt-hours per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Malaysia ranks 49th and Taiwan ranks 47th 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) – 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.