Malaysia vs Thailand: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Malaysia
0.9019 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Thailand
1.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Malaysia rank
19th
Thailand rank
16th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.22 terawatt-hours against 0.9019 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3181 terawatt-hours.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 16th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 terawatt-hours | 0.0513 terawatt-hours | 0.0555 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.009 terawatt-hours | 0.2217 terawatt-hours | 0.2127 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.4191 terawatt-hours | 0.2249 terawatt-hours | 0.1942 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2257 terawatt-hours | -0.2103 terawatt-hours | 0.436 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -0.0662 terawatt-hours | 0.3556 terawatt-hours | 0.4218 terawatt-hours | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.93 terawatt-hours | -0.052 terawatt-hours | 1.98 terawatt-hours | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.4 terawatt-hours | 0.2312 terawatt-hours | 1.17 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.22 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 Thailand?
- 0.3181 terawatt-hours, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 16th 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.