India vs Malaysia: Oil reserves

India
732.12 million cubic meters
in 2021
Malaysia
572.35 million cubic meters
in 2021
India rank
24th
Malaysia rank
26th

Oil reserves over time

  • India
  • Malaysia
400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B1.2B198020002021

How they compare

India currently reports 732.12 million cubic meters against 572.35 million cubic meters in Malaysia, a difference of 159.77 million cubic meters.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.

India ranks 24th 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.