The table illustrates the percentage of four different fuel types used to generate electricity in five Asian countries in 2005.
Overall, most countries relied on two primary energy sources, with the exception of Malaysia, which predominantly focused on a single source.
In Malaysia, coal and lignite were the primary fuels for electricity generation, accounting for 61%, the highest percentage among the five countries. Nuclear and other sources were the second and third most common, with 19% and 13% respectively, while petroleum products and hydro & wind contributed tiny proportions, both below 5%.
Singapore utilized coal and lignite and other sources the most, with 42% and 39% respectively. In contrast, nuclear energy accounted for only 13%, and petroleum products and hydro & wind both had the smallest proportions at 3%. In Thailand, petroleum products and other fuels were the most used ones, each contributing over a third of the country’s energy use. Conversely, nuclear and coal & lignite were barely used, and only 19% of the energy were produced from hydro & wind.
South Korea generated the most electricity from hydro & wind, with 48%, followed by nuclear at 33%; meanwhile, each of the other sources only contributed approximately 10%. With a similar distribution, Japan also produced nearly half of its electricity from nuclear sources, and 39% from the other group, while the coal and lignite, hydro & wind and petroleum products accounted for only around 5%.