Malaysia vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from gas
Malaysia
-4.25 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
-3.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
60th
New Zealand rank
57th
Annual change in primary energy from gas over time
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -3.09 terawatt-hours against -4.25 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 1.16 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 57th of 76 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.24 terawatt-hours | 1 terawatt-hours | 2.24 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 5.43 terawatt-hours | 3.57 terawatt-hours | 1.86 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 14.91 terawatt-hours | 0.9851 terawatt-hours | 13.93 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 16.76 terawatt-hours | -1.51 terawatt-hours | 18.27 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 5.19 terawatt-hours | 0.7914 terawatt-hours | 4.4 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.56 terawatt-hours | -3.43 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from gas, Malaysia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at -3.09 terawatt-hours against -4.25 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from gas between Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 1.16 terawatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from gas?
- Malaysia ranks 60th and New Zealand ranks 57th of 76 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 Annual change in primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.