Solid biofuels — Energy production in Malaysia
Malaysia: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 31,932 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy production in Malaysia is 31,932 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Malaysia peaked at 47,126 TJ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31,041 TJ, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 104th of 192 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 production in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,401 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 38,548 TJ | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 37,834 TJ | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 37,033 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 36,400 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 35,622 TJ | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 34,897 TJ | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 34,310 TJ | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 33,700 TJ | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 33,588 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 33,281 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 47,126 TJ | +41.6% |
| 2002 | 47,019 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 46,038 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 45,834 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 45,650 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 44,800 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 44,601 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 43,840 TJ | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 43,576 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 40,653 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 40,840 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 36,752 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 40,520 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 33,291 TJ | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 33,469 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 33,085 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 31,041 TJ | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 35,057 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 32,668 TJ | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 33,150 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 32,379 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 32,115 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 31,932 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 31,932 TJ | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 31,932 TJ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,819 TJ, 3.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 31,932 TJ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19,068 TJ, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — Energy production 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 | +41.6% | 33,281 TJ | 47,126 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,133 TJ | 33,588 TJ | 39,401 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,177 TJ | 33,281 TJ | 47,126 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,738 TJ | 31,041 TJ | 40,840 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,302 TJ | 31,932 TJ | 33,150 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More environment data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.9114 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Malaysia?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Malaysia was 31,932 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 47,126 TJ in 2001.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,041 TJ in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Malaysia ranks 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.