Australia vs Malaysia: Oil reserves, per capita
Australia
15.14 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Malaysia
16.7 cubic meters per person
in 2021
Australia rank
30th
Malaysia rank
28th
Oil reserves, per capita over time
- Australia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 16.7 cubic meters per person against 15.14 cubic meters per person in Australia, a difference of 1.56 cubic meters per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 201 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.66 cubic meters per person | 31.58 cubic meters per person | 13.91 cubic meters per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 15.75 cubic meters per person | 29.42 cubic meters per person | 13.67 cubic meters per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 19 cubic meters per person | 21.12 cubic meters per person | 2.12 cubic meters per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 13.56 cubic meters per person | 19.68 cubic meters per person | 6.12 cubic meters per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 15.15 cubic meters per person | 16.79 cubic meters per person | 1.64 cubic meters per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil reserves, per capita, Australia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 16.7 cubic meters per person against 15.14 cubic meters per person in Australia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in oil reserves, per capita between Australia and Malaysia?
- 1.56 cubic meters per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malaysia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Malaysia rank globally for oil reserves, per capita?
- Australia ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 28th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Oil reserves, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Oil reserves divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.