What is the difference in total electricity output between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?

22,757 GWh, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?

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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs United Arab Emirates: Total electricity output (GWh)

Malaysia

150,123 GWh

in 2015

United Arab Emirates

127,366 GWh

in 2015

Malaysia rank

28th

United Arab Emirates rank

31st

Total electricity output (GWh) over time

Malaysia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 150,123 GWh against 127,366 GWh in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 22,757 GWh.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 28th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 230 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43,343 GWh	24,906 GWh	18,437 GWh	Malaysia
2000s	85,916 GWh	61,224 GWh	24,692 GWh	Malaysia
2010s	137,397 GWh	107,172 GWh	30,225 GWh	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total electricity output, Malaysia or United Arab Emirates?: Malaysia, at 150,123 GWh against 127,366 GWh in United Arab Emirates as of 2015.
What is the difference in total electricity output between Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?: 22,757 GWh, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Arab Emirates?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Malaysia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for total electricity output?: Malaysia ranks 28th and United Arab Emirates ranks 31st of 230 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 13 November 2026

Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants