Malaysia vs New Zealand: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Malaysia
0.9019 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
0.4799 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
18th
New Zealand rank
20th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9019 terawatt-hours against 0.4799 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 0.422 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.9 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | 0.4044 terawatt-hours | 0.2976 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.6807 terawatt-hours | 0.6718 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.4115 terawatt-hours | 0.0076 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | 0.0361 terawatt-hours | 0.1897 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -0.0662 terawatt-hours | 0.1298 terawatt-hours | 0.196 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 0.1436 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.4 terawatt-hours | -0.241 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Malaysia or New Zealand?
- Malaysia, at 0.9019 terawatt-hours against 0.4799 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 0.422 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and New Zealand ranks 20th of 77 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 hydropower. 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.