Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia is 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 163.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia peaked at 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0639 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1977.
Malaysia ranks 45th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.08 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0648 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1019 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0911 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0639 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1181 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.215 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1085 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3411 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2564 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1952 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3366 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3255 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2574 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3969 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7335 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3573 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 42 Argentina 2.29 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 43 Taiwan 2.18 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 44 North Macedonia 2.05 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 46 Colombia 1.72 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 47 Ecuador 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 48 Israel 1.64 kilowatt-hours per person compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 35.98 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 27.84 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 7.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.16 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia was 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0639 kilowatt-hours per person in 1977.
- How does Malaysia rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 45th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.