Oil consumption per person in Malaysia
Malaysia: Oil consumption per person was 14,292 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Malaysia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, oil consumption per person in Malaysia stood at 14,292 kilowatt-hours per person. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Malaysia peaked at 14,292 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,442 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Malaysia ranks 61st of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,977 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,369 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 5,186 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,973 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,982 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,201 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,423 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,023 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,386 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,545 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,191 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,173 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,857 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,019 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,308 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,174 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,883 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,773 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,292 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 58 Japan 14,688 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 59 Saint Lucia 14,665 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 60 Maldives 14,568 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 62 Grenada 14,281 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 63 Austria 14,164 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 64 French Guiana 14,024 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Malaysia?
- Oil consumption per person in Malaysia was 14,292 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,292 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,442 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Malaysia rank for oil consumption per person?
- Malaysia ranks 61st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.