Malaysia vs Maldives: Oil consumption per person
Malaysia
14,292 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Maldives
14,568 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
62nd
Maldives rank
61st
Oil consumption per person over time
- Malaysia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 14,568 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,292 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia, a difference of 276 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 62nd and Maldives ranks 61st of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,201 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,019 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,182 kilowatt-hours per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 10,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,662 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,724 kilowatt-hours per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 13,173 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,647 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,526 kilowatt-hours per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 13,308 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,088 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,780 kilowatt-hours per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 12,601 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,064 kilowatt-hours per person | 462.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Malaysia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 14,568 kilowatt-hours per person against 14,292 kilowatt-hours per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Malaysia and Maldives?
- 276 kilowatt-hours per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Maldives rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Malaysia ranks 62nd and Maldives ranks 61st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.