Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Malaysia or United States?

United States, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Malaysia as of 2025.

What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Malaysia and United States?

0.0%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs United States: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Malaysia

0.7%

in 2024

United States

0.7%

in 2025

Malaysia rank

150th

United States rank

149th

Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) over time

Malaysia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 150th and United States ranks 149th of 210 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.0%	3.4%	21.6%	Malaysia
2000s	4.2%	2.5%	1.7%	Malaysia
2010s	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%	Malaysia
2020s	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from oil sources, Malaysia or United States?: United States, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity production from oil sources between Malaysia and United States?: 0.0%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for electricity production from oil sources?: Malaysia ranks 150th and United States ranks 149th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 8,123 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.