Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Malaysia
Malaysia: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 20,840 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 20,840 TJ for solid biofuels — energy consumption in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Malaysia peaked at 45,837 TJ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20,840 TJ, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 113th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38,408 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 37,603 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 36,480 TJ | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 35,959 TJ | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 34,044 TJ | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 33,671 TJ | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 32,215 TJ | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 32,220 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 31,646 TJ | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 31,267 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 31,961 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 45,837 TJ | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 45,689 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 44,703 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 44,487 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 44,285 TJ | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 41,709 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 43,924 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 42,962 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 25,366 TJ | -41.0% |
| 2010 | 24,779 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24,320 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 23,890 TJ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 23,094 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 22,483 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 22,064 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 21,700 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 21,365 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 21,009 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 21,500 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 20,899 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 21,496 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 21,054 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 20,840 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 20,840 TJ | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 20,840 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,461 TJ, 2.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 20,840 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,578 TJ, 3.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy consumption 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +43.4% | 31,961 TJ | 45,837 TJ |
| 2009 | -41.0% | 42,962 TJ | 25,366 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,351 TJ | 31,267 TJ | 38,408 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,092 TJ | 25,366 TJ | 45,837 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,621 TJ | 21,009 TJ | 24,779 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,026 TJ | 20,840 TJ | 21,496 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 110 Eswatini 22,748 TJ compare
- 111 Eritrea 22,287 TJ compare
- 112 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 21,311 TJ compare
- 114 Republic of Moldova 20,739 TJ compare
- 115 Slovenia 19,000 TJ compare
- 116 Republic of Korea 18,140 TJ compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0079 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.8674 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy consumption in Malaysia?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Malaysia was 20,840 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 45,837 TJ in 2001.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,840 TJ in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Malaysia ranks 113th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.