Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Malaysia

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Malaysia in 2025 — 79.35%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.84 pp.

2025 79.35% −0.28 pp vs 2024
World rank 72of 91
Period maximum 93.91%2010
Period minimum 79.35%2025

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Malaysia, 2000–202575808590952000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 89.19%2001: 91.23%2002: 92.82%2003: 93.39%2004: 93.6%2005: 93.32%2006: 93.32%2007: 93.81%2008: 92.44%2009: 92.88%2010: 93.91%2011: 92.45%2012: 91.97%2013: 90.75%2014: 90.3%2015: 90.05%2016: 86.53%2017: 82.61%2018: 83.41%2019: 83.87%2020: 82.42%2021: 80.75%2022: 80.53%2023: 80.83%2024: 79.63%2025: 79.35%
Change over the period: −9.84 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 79.35 −0.28 pp
2024 79.63 −1.2 pp
2023 80.83 +0.3 pp
2022 80.53 −0.22 pp
2021 80.75 −1.67 pp
2020 82.42 −1.45 pp
2019 83.87 +0.46 pp
2018 83.41 +0.8 pp
2017 82.61 −3.92 pp
2016 86.53 −3.52 pp
2015 90.05 −0.25 pp
2014 90.3 −0.45 pp
2013 90.75 −1.22 pp
2012 91.97 −0.48 pp
2011 92.45 −1.46 pp
2010 93.91 +1.03 pp
2009 92.88 +0.44 pp
2008 92.44 −1.37 pp
2007 93.81 +0.49 pp
2006 93.32 +0 pp
2005 93.32 −0.28 pp
2004 93.6 +0.21 pp
2003 93.39 +0.57 pp
2002 92.82 +1.59 pp
2001 91.23 +2.04 pp
2000 89.19

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.