Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Malaysia
0.9019 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
17th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.11 terawatt-hours against 0.9019 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2081 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | 0.046 terawatt-hours | 0.0607 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.0913 terawatt-hours | 0.0823 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.1339 terawatt-hours | 0.2852 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | 0.1376 terawatt-hours | 0.0881 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -0.0662 terawatt-hours | -0.0286 terawatt-hours | 0.0376 terawatt-hours | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.93 terawatt-hours | 0.0921 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.4 terawatt-hours | 0.5224 terawatt-hours | 0.8781 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.11 terawatt-hours against 0.9019 terawatt-hours in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2081 terawatt-hours, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – 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.