Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia

Malaysia: Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy was 31.54 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
31.54 billion current US$
Change on year
up 54.0%
World rank
21st
of 111 countries
All-time high
31.54 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.59 billion current US$
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia, 1995–2020

010.0B20.0B30.0B1995200720201995: 7.2B current US$1996: 5.4B current US$1997: 4.7B current US$1998: 1.6B current US$1999: 4.9B current US$2000: 4.7B current US$2001: 3.8B current US$2002: 2.9B current US$2003: 3.1B current US$2004: 3.7B current US$2005: 4.6B current US$2006: 5.3B current US$2007: 5.9B current US$2008: 8.0B current US$2009: 6.5B current US$2010: 7.0B current US$2011: 6.2B current US$2012: 7.6B current US$2013: 7.3B current US$2014: 10.6B current US$2015: 4.3B current US$2016: 10.0B current US$2017: 18.5B current US$2018: 21.6B current US$2019: 20.5B current US$2020: 31.5B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 31.54 billion current US$ for renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 54.0% on the previous year and up 351.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia peaked at 31.54 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.59 billion current US$, in 1998.

That places Malaysia 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy (current US$) in Malaysia, 1995 to 2020.
Year current US$ Change
1995 7.18 billion current US$ —
1996 5.40 billion current US$ -24.9%
1997 4.75 billion current US$ -12.0%
1998 1.59 billion current US$ -66.5%
1999 4.91 billion current US$ +208.8%
2000 4.66 billion current US$ -5.1%
2001 3.77 billion current US$ -19.1%
2002 2.85 billion current US$ -24.3%
2003 3.11 billion current US$ +9.1%
2004 3.65 billion current US$ +17.4%
2005 4.59 billion current US$ +25.6%
2006 5.30 billion current US$ +15.5%
2007 5.89 billion current US$ +11.0%
2008 8.00 billion current US$ +35.9%
2009 6.54 billion current US$ -18.3%
2010 6.99 billion current US$ +7.0%
2011 6.23 billion current US$ -11.0%
2012 7.64 billion current US$ +22.7%
2013 7.28 billion current US$ -4.7%
2014 10.65 billion current US$ +46.2%
2015 4.34 billion current US$ -59.2%
2016 9.96 billion current US$ +129.5%
2017 18.45 billion current US$ +85.2%
2018 21.55 billion current US$ +16.8%
2019 20.48 billion current US$ -5.0%
2020 31.54 billion current US$ +54.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 31.54 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 billion current US$, 10.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 31.54 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.05 billion current US$, 7.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +208.8% 1.59 billion current US$ 4.91 billion current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.76 billion current US$ 1.59 billion current US$ 7.18 billion current US$ 5
2000s 4.84 billion current US$ 2.85 billion current US$ 8.00 billion current US$ 10
2010s 11.36 billion current US$ 4.34 billion current US$ 21.55 billion current US$ 10
2020s 31.54 billion current US$ 31.54 billion current US$ 31.54 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 18 Austria 35.53 billion current US$ compare
  2. 19 Chile 33.14 billion current US$ compare
  3. 20 India 32.10 billion current US$ compare
  4. 22 Zambia 28.58 billion current US$ compare
  5. 23 Germany 28.30 billion current US$ compare
  6. 24 Angola 27.65 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia?
Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia was 31.54 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest renewable natural capital, hydropower energy recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 31.54 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest renewable natural capital, hydropower energy recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.59 billion current US$ in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for renewable natural capital, hydropower energy?
Malaysia ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
Is renewable natural capital, hydropower energy rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 351.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/renewable-natural-capital-hydropower-energy-current-us/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/renewable-natural-capital-hydropower-energy-current-us/malaysia/">Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy in Malaysia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 2,843 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed