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MALAYSIA VS ASEAN · ELECTRICITY USE · 2023
How much electricity is consumed per person?
IEA electric-power consumption per capita distributed through the World Bank, using same-year ASEAN observations only.
SHOW ME THE DATA2023 · electric power consumption · kWh per capita
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2023
1Brunei Darussalam11Kelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
2Singapore10Kelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
3Malaysia5Kelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
4Thailand3Kelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
5Viet Nam3Kelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
6Lao PDR2Kelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
7Indonesia1Kelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
8Cambodia932electric power consumption · kWh per capita
9Philippines925electric power consumption · kWh per capita
10Myanmar368electric power consumption · kWh per capita
IEAInternational Energy Agency via World Bankelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
SourceInternational Energy Agency via World Bank ↗2023 same-year request · checked 3 Oct 2026HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Malaysia is #3/10 in the verified 2023 ASEAN subset by electricity consumption per person.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita requests World Bank indicator EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC for all 11 ASEAN members and fixes the comparison to 2023, the latest year shown for Malaysia in this series. Older observations are not carried forward.
- Malaysia consumed about 5,084 kWh per person in 2023 and ranks #3/10 among ASEAN members returned for the same year.
- Not shown for 2023: Timor-Leste.
- Electricity consumption per person is not a score of efficiency or living standards; industrial structure, climate, household demand and data-centre load can all affect it.
- The World Bank definition uses net electric power consumption after power-plant own use and network losses.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Declared sourceElectric power consumption (kWh per capita)
- 2TransformationPulseKita requests World Bank indicator EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC for all 11 ASEAN members and fixes the comparison to 2023, the latest year shown for Malaysia in this series. Older observations are not carried forward.
- 3Published visualRanked snapshot
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2023
UNITelectric power consumption · kWh per capita
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED2023 same-year request · checked 3 Oct 2026