Malaysia vs Pakistan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower
Malaysia
2.7%
in 2025
Pakistan
2.5%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
19th
Pakistan rank
20th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 20th of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 11.1% | 3.9% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 10.5% | 8.7% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 7.9% | 11.7% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 3.1% | 3.5% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 3.6% | 3.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 2.7% | 12.8% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 1.9% | 2.9% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower, Malaysia or Pakistan?
- Malaysia, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower between Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 0.2%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pakistan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Pakistan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Pakistan ranks 20th 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.