Australia vs Malaysia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Australia

175.76 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Malaysia

159.56 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Australia rank

16th

Malaysia rank

18th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Australia currently reports 175.76 terawatt-hours against 159.56 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 16.2 terawatt-hours.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 208 countries.

Indicator: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit: terawatt-hours
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.