Latvia vs Malaysia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas
Latvia
-1.4%
in 2025
Malaysia
-0.9%
in 2025
Latvia rank
52nd
Malaysia rank
49th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas over time
- Latvia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports -0.9% against -1.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Malaysia ahead.
Latvia ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 49th of 76 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 17.9% | 13.8% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -6.0% | 11.7% | 17.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 5.9% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -0.5% | 1.3% | 1.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -6.8% | 0.8% | 7.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from gas, Latvia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at -0.9% against -1.4% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from gas between Latvia and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Malaysia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Malaysia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from gas?
- Latvia ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 49th 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.