Share of primary energy from oil in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of primary energy from oil was 38.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
38.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
44th
of 80 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 1967
All-time low
30.9%
in 2021
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Share of primary energy from oil in Malaysia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from oil in Malaysia stood at 38.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from oil in Malaysia peaked at 97.8% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2021.
Malaysia ranks 44th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from oil in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 97.6% | — |
| 1966 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 96.5% | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 95.0% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 93.3% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 93.1% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 93.1% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 94.8% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 76.1% | -19.6% |
| 1979 | 74.1% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 77.4% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 78.1% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 72.8% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 67.6% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 56.5% | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 57.8% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 52.2% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 56.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 56.2% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 55.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 38.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 38.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 38.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.2%, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.6% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 5 |
| 1970s | 90.2% | 74.1% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.8% | 53.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 48.9% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 39.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 36.3% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 30.9% | 38.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More energy & mining data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 12.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from oil in Malaysia?
- Share of primary energy from oil in Malaysia was 38.2% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1967.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from oil recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2021.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of primary energy from oil?
- Malaysia ranks 44th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from oil rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.