Oil reserves, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Oil reserves, per capita was 16.7 cubic meters per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Oil reserves, per capita in Malaysia, 1980–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cubic meters per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 16.7 cubic meters per person for oil reserves, per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil reserves, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 37 cubic meters per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 16.7 cubic meters per person, in 2021.
That places Malaysia 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Oil reserves, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.29 cubic meters per person | — |
| 1981 | 35.6 cubic meters per person | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 32.18 cubic meters per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 37 cubic meters per person | +15.0% |
| 1984 | 32.32 cubic meters per person | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 31.27 cubic meters per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 31.27 cubic meters per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 27.55 cubic meters per person | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 27.45 cubic meters per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 26.83 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 26.3 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 25.14 cubic meters per person | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 25.7 cubic meters per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 30.44 cubic meters per person | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 34.49 cubic meters per person | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 33.63 cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 32.79 cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 29.75 cubic meters per person | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 28.3 cubic meters per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 27.64 cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 27 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 26.36 cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 19.79 cubic meters per person | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 19.33 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 18.88 cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 18.46 cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 18.05 cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.67 cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.07 cubic meters per person | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 22.61 cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 22.19 cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 21.81 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 21.44 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.08 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.72 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.34 cubic meters per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 18 cubic meters per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 17.69 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.39 cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.12 cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.89 cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 16.7 cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 16.7 cubic meters per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7779 cubic meters per person, 21.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil reserves, per capita in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +30.6% | 17.67 cubic meters per person | 23.07 cubic meters per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.58 cubic meters per person | 26.83 cubic meters per person | 37 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.42 cubic meters per person | 25.14 cubic meters per person | 34.49 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.12 cubic meters per person | 17.67 cubic meters per person | 27 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.68 cubic meters per person | 17.12 cubic meters per person | 22.19 cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.79 cubic meters per person | 16.7 cubic meters per person | 16.89 cubic meters per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 25 United States 22.59 cubic meters per person compare
- 26 Bahrain 19.71 cubic meters per person compare
- 27 Syria 18.38 cubic meters per person compare
- 29 Sudan 16.54 cubic meters per person compare
- 30 Australia 15.14 cubic meters per person compare
- 31 Turkmenistan 13.45 cubic meters per person compare
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil reserves, per capita in Malaysia?
- Oil reserves, per capita in Malaysia was 16.7 cubic meters per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 37 cubic meters per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest oil reserves, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7 cubic meters per person in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for oil reserves, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is oil reserves, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oil reserves, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Oil reserves ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oil reserves U.S. Energy Information Administration (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.