Malaysia vs South Africa: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Malaysia
0.9019 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
0.7203 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
18th
South Africa rank
19th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.9019 terawatt-hours against 0.7203 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.1816 terawatt-hours.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 19th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | -0.004 terawatt-hours | 0.1107 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.1123 terawatt-hours | 0.1033 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.1615 terawatt-hours | 0.2576 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | -0.2033 terawatt-hours | 0.429 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -0.0662 terawatt-hours | 0.0726 terawatt-hours | 0.1388 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.93 terawatt-hours | -0.0775 terawatt-hours | 2.01 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.4 terawatt-hours | 0.1864 terawatt-hours | 1.21 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 South Africa?
- Malaysia, at 0.9019 terawatt-hours against 0.7203 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.1816 terawatt-hours, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Malaysia ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 19th 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.