Renewable energy share in Malaysia
Renewable sources provided 7.5% of final energy consumption in Malaysia in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 1991.
Malaysia, 2021
7.5%
Change from 2020
+0.5percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Position in 2021
158th of 212
Renewable energy share in Malaysia over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.5% | – |
| 2020 | 7.0% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 7.0% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 2.2%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Malaysia has the 158th highest value.