Malaysia vs Taiwan: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Malaysia
2.2%
in 2025
Taiwan
2.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
24th
Taiwan rank
22nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Malaysia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Taiwan ahead.
Malaysia ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 19.0% | 10.3% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 15.9% | 8.3% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 4.6% | 3.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 0.9% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.8% | -0.3% | 3.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -1.5% | 4.1% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Malaysia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 0.1%, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Taiwan rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Malaysia ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 79 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 oil. 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.