Malaysia
MYSCoal overtook gas on Malaysia's grid in 2016.
Today coal supplies 45% and gas 34%.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Cleaner than 2 in 10 grids worldwide.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Malaysia generates almost exactly what it uses, with next to nothing crossing its borders.
What this means
Electricity can be sold across a border like anything else, through high-voltage lines connecting one country's grid to the next. Buying it in means leaning on a neighbour to keep the lights on. Selling it means generating more than the country needs.
More of its fuel is bought in than produced at home.
What this means
How much of what this grid runs on the country can supply itself. Sun, wind and water count fully, because nobody can cut them off; coal, gas and oil only as far as the country digs them up. A high score is not the same as a good grid: mining your own coal scores well, importing uranium scores badly.
Also true of Malaysia
Malaysia has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
Low-carbon electricity went from 10% to 21% in 10 years.
Malaysia’s neighbours
Figures are for 2025, the most recent year reported for Malaysia. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.