China vs Malaysia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
China
2.1%
in 2025
Malaysia
2.7%
in 2025
China rank
21st
Malaysia rank
19th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.7% against 2.1% in China, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 19th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 14.9% | 13.0% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 1.8% | 6.1% | China |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 19.5% | 10.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 6.6% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 12.6% | -0.1% | 12.7% | China |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 15.4% | 7.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 4.8% | 3.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 2.7% against 2.1% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between China and Malaysia?
- 0.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- China ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 19th of 68 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 hydropower. 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.