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

Malaysia

159.56 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Vietnam

169.2 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Malaysia rank

18th

Vietnam rank

17th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

Vietnam currently reports 169.2 terawatt-hours against 159.56 terawatt-hours in Malaysia, a difference of 9.64 terawatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 17th 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.