Which has higher renewable electricity, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 10.5% against 10.0% in Malaysia as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable electricity between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Renewable electricity

Malaysia

10.0%

in 2015

Sao Tome and Principe

10.5%

in 2015

Malaysia rank

136th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

133rd

Renewable electricity over time

Malaysia
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 10.5% against 10.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Malaysia ranks 136th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd of 232 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.0%	38.3%	25.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	7.5%	18.4%	10.9%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	8.1%	9.1%	1.1%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable electricity, Malaysia or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 10.5% against 10.0% in Malaysia as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable electricity between Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Malaysia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for renewable electricity?: Malaysia ranks 136th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 133rd of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output)
Unit: % in total electricity output
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants