Colombia vs Malaysia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
1.72 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Malaysia
1.77 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
49th
Malaysia rank
48th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.05 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 49th and Malaysia ranks 48th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2298 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1498 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.4052 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0911 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3142 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.6791 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.215 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4641 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.882 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2564 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6256 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.9768 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3255 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6514 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7335 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5715 kilowatt-hours per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0556 kilowatt-hours per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person against 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 0.05 kilowatt-hours per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 49th and Malaysia ranks 48th of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.