Congo vs Malaysia: Oil reserves

Congo
458.20 million cubic meters
in 2021
Malaysia
572.35 million cubic meters
in 2021
Congo rank
29th
Malaysia rank
26th

Oil reserves over time

  • Congo
  • Malaysia
200.0M400.0M600.0M198020002021

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 572.35 million cubic meters against 458.20 million cubic meters in Congo, a difference of 114.15 million cubic meters.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Oil reserves
Unit
cubic meters
Source
U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 8,283 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Proved reserves, measured in cubic meters, are generally those quantities that can be recovered in the future from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, according to geological and engineering information. Includes crude oil and lease condensate.