Malaysia vs Philippines: Share of primary energy from oil
Malaysia
38.2%
in 2025
Philippines
39.0%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
44th
Philippines rank
42nd
Share of primary energy from oil over time
- Malaysia
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 39.0% against 38.2% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 44th and Philippines ranks 42nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 90.2% | 97.0% | 6.8% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 66.8% | 66.8% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 65.6% | 10.8% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 47.8% | 3.5% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 41.4% | 2.9% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 37.8% | 2.3% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from oil, Malaysia or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 39.0% against 38.2% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from oil between Malaysia and Philippines?
- 0.8%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for share of primary energy from oil?
- Malaysia ranks 44th and Philippines ranks 42nd of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.